Toxicity of binary chemical munition destruction products: Methylphosphonic acid, methylphosphinic acid, 2-diisopropylaminoethanol, DF neutralent, and QL neutralent

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 503-512

  Watson, Rebecca E ^a   Hafez, Ahmed M ^a   Kremsky, Jonathan N ^b   Bizzigotti, George O ^a  

^a NOBLIS   (United States)

^b Prime Organics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Binary Chemical Agent Destruction; DF Neutralent; Ecotoxicity; QL Neutralent; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

2 [BIS(1 METHYLETHYL)AMINO]ETHYL ETHYL METHYLPHOSPHONITE; 2 DIISOPROPYLAMINOETHANOL; METHYLPHOSPHINIC ACID; METHYLPHOSPHONIC ACID; METHYLPHOSPHONIC DIFLUORIDE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMES TEST; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAPHNIA; ECOTOXICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HYDROLYSIS; LC 50; LETHAL DOSE; MALE; MUTAGEN TESTING; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; RAT; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SKIN TOXICITY;

ANIMALS; CYPRINIDAE; DAPHNIA; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ETHANOLAMINES; FEMALE; FLUORIDES; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PHOSPHINIC ACIDS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SKIN; WEAPONS;

CYPRINODON VARIEGATUS; DAPHNIA MAGNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; RATTUS; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 36849046865     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: 1092874X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10915810701707551     Document Type: Article

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