| Title | The acute toxicity of brief exposures to HF, HCl, NO2 and HCN singly and in combination with CO. |
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| Record ID | 39175 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Higgins, Arnold E.; Fiorica, Vincent; Thomas, A.A.; Davis, Harvey V. |
| Corporate Creator | Civil Aeromedical Institute |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Office of Aviation Medicine |
| Publisher | Civil Aerospace Medical Institute |
| Publication Date | 19711100 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Experiments were conducted with animals to determine the toxic effect of short-term exposures to some of the products produced in aircraft fires; the products were tested both singly and in combination with carbon monoxide. These studies show the toxicity rankings of the four materials tested to be HCN, NO2, HF and HCl, in decreasing order. Carbon monoxide concentrations which alone are not hazardous to life do not enhance the toxic response to these substances. |
| Rosap ID | dot:20978 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20978 |
| TRT Terms | Fires; Air transportation crashes; Chemical compounds; Chemical tests; Chemical analysis; Toxicity; Carbon monoxide; Hydrochloric acid; Nitrogen dioxide; Testing; Laboratory animals; Pyrolysis; Chemical concentration; Survival; Cyanides; Fluorides; Vehicle fires; Aircraft; Hazardous chemicals; Poisonous gases; Poisons; Chemical elements; Chemical properties; Chemical composition; Air content; Oxygen |
| General Subjects | Aircraft accidents; Fires; Chemistry, Analytic; Chemical tests and reagents; Toxicity testing; Pyrolysis; Laboratory animals; Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous; Air quality; Hazardous substances; Carbon monoxide; Hydrochloric acid; Nitrogen dioxide; Hydrogen fluoride; Hydrocyanic acid; Oxygen; Chemical elements; Survival |
| Classification | NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness; NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Human Factors; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors; NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - Air Quality |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| Report Number | FAA-AM-71-41; DOT/FAA/AM-71/41 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/39000/39100/39175/AM71-41.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |