Health Effects and Toxicity of Phosgene : Scientific Review

Authors

  • M. A. Mehlman Mobil Oil Corporation, Environmental and Health Science Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.37.5909

Keywords:

Pathology, Phosgene

Abstract

The chemistry and toxicology of phosgene are reviewed at length. Manufacture, physical and chemical properties and industrial application of this important chemical intermediate are presented. Both acute and chronic exposure studies on animals and some human exposure data are also discussed. Pathology of phosgene poisoning and reliable therapeutic measures are critically examined.

Author Biography

M. A. Mehlman, Mobil Oil Corporation, Environmental and Health Science Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey

Mobil Oil Corporation, Environmental and Health Science Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey-085 40

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Published

2014-01-16

How to Cite

Mehlman, M. A. (2014). Health Effects and Toxicity of Phosgene : Scientific Review. Defence Science Journal, 37(2), 269–279. https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.37.5909

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 2

Section

Review Papers

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