Tear gases and irritant incapacitants: 1-Chloroacetophene, 2-Chlorobenzylidene malononitrile and dibenz[B,F]-1,4-oxazepine

Toxicological Reviews

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 103-110

  Blain, Peter G ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 CHLOROBENZYLIDENEMALONONITRILE; OXAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; PHENACYL CHLORIDE; RIOT CONTROL AGENT; TEAR GAS;

AEROSOL; ASPHYXIA; BODY TEMPERATURE; CHEMOSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORNEA EPITHELIUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISPERSION; EYE IRRITATION; EYE PAIN; EYELID CLOSURE; HUMAN; INGESTION; LACRIMATION; LUNG INJURY; MOISTURE; MOLECULAR STABILITY; MOUTH; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NOSE IRRITATION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; ROOM VENTILATION; THROAT DISEASE; TOXICOKINETICS; VOMITING;

DIBENZOXAZEPINES; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; O-CHLOROBENZYLIDENEMALONITRILE; OMEGA-CHLOROACETOPHENONE; RIOT CONTROL AGENTS, CHEMICAL; TEAR GASES;

EID: 1642444830     PISSN: 11762551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00139709-200322020-00005     Document Type: Review

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