Provisional advisory levels (PALs) for phosgene (CG)

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2009, Pages 73-94

  Glass, Dana ^a   McClanahan, Mark ^b   Koller, Loren ^c   Adeshina, Femi ^d  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c Environmental Health and Toxicology   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking water; Emergency planning; Inhalation; PALs; Phosgene

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENT; DRINKING WATER; PHOSGENE;

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; BRADYCARDIA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COUGHING; CYANOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSPNEA; HUMAN; INHALATION; LACRIMATION; LATENT PERIOD; LUNG EDEMA; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHOTOOXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVISIONAL ADVISORY LEVEL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TARGET ORGAN;

ANIMALS; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHOSGENE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 76449092614     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08958370903202820     Document Type: Review

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