Emergency planning and the acute toxic potency of inhaled ammonia

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 107, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 617-627

  Michaels, Robert A ^a,b  

^a RAM TRAC Corporation   (United States)

^b RAM TRAG Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollutant; Ammonia; Emergency planning; Health risk assessment; Human health; Inhalation; Respiratory irritant

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032878338     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.99107617     Document Type: Article

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