Chlorine gas occurs naturally. But manufacturers also make chlorine by passing an electrical current through a mixture of salt and water (saline). This procedure, called electrolysis, produces chlorine gas. Is chlorine harmful to humans? Chlorine is safe when used in recommended amounts. Exposure t...
Chlorine is a reactive gas used by humanity for over two centuries. Exposure to chlorine has occurred in a number of situations, including as a chemical warfare agent, in industrial and domestic exposures, and as a result of accidents and spills. The toxicology of chlorine is related almost en...
Chlorine dioxide is a hazardous material with the potential to be very dangerous. It can have a variety of negative effects on humans, such as causing skin burns and respiratory damage. Proper protective equipment, including gloves andgas masks, are necessary when dealing with this material at hi...
Health effects of chlorine Chlorine is a highly reactive gas. It is a naturally occurring element. The largest users of chlorine are companies that make ethylene dichloride and other chlorinated solvents, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins, chlorofluorocarbons, and propylene oxide. Paper companies use chl...
At room temperature and normal pressure, it is a yellow-green gas that is heavier than air. Although some of its compounds are essential to many life forms — including humans — in its elemental form, the gas is very toxic. Chlorine is used industrially to produce plastics, insecticides, ...
Furthermore, inhalation of higher concentrations of Cl2 gas by humans can cause irritation of skin, eyes and lungs to an immensely injurious extent. Realizing the importance of Cl2 detection in environment as well as in chlorinated water, several SPR based fiber–optic sensors have been reported ...
Chlorine dioxide (ClO2) gas is a potent disinfectant that is relatively harmless to humans at the concentration used for disinfection. In this study, we examined the amoebicidal effects of ClO2 gas on N. fowleri and A. polyphaga. These amoebae were exposed to ClO2 gas from a ready-to-use...
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Ocular side effects Topical ocular exposure Certain 1. Irritation 2. Cornea a. Edema b. Punctate epithelial erosions 3. Conjunctiva – hyperemia Clinical significance Industrial exposure to chlorine gas is irritating to mucous membranes, including the conjunctiva, although reports of severe pathology ar...
Although animal experiments have yielded several sets of acute toxicity results for a range of species, there are no reliable data on exposure conditions producing serious toxic effects in humans. The dangerous toxic load calculated using the derived equation is 108,000ppm.min. A table summarises ...