Minor symptoms resolved over several weeks but those more seriously affected have shown deteriorating respiratory symptoms and lung function and remain unable to work a year after the incident. In one, evidence of mild cranial diabetes insipidus was found. Analysis of gas from the sewer showed the...
Symptoms of Exposure to Ammonia or Ammonia GasHigh concentrations produce violent, burning pain in the eyes and nose, lacrimation, sneezing, pain in the chest, cough, spasm of the glottis, and pulmonary edema.Often there is a temporary reflex cessation of respiration with spasm of the glottis....
The sewer pipe was completely cut in half. My other 2 children also have symptoms similar to ours but are a little less severe. None of our symptoms are getting better even after a few days away. Like I said as soon as we reentered,it hit us so hard we had to leave. Thanks for ...
As a part of a project aiming to elucidate the association between respiratory and neurological symptoms and exposure in waste water treatment workers (WWWs), results from the measurements of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) when handling and transporting sewage in Norway are presented. To use the time wei...
and most COPD patients die from CVD or cancer rather than respiratory symptoms [37]. Despite their similarities, these disorders are often studied in isolation and the increased risk of CVD in COPD patients is often underestimated [36]. As interactions between the two diseases are not accounted ...
Advanced effluent treatment by ozonation has been proven to eliminate most micropollutants. The present study characterizes sediments' toxic potential regarding zebrafish embryo development, which highly complex nervous system is vulnerable to exposure to neurotoxic substances. Furthermore, behavioral changes ...
When present, the febrile symptoms of dengue virus infections are generally mild to moderate, but about 1 % of infections are manifested as the more severe dengue hemorrhagic fever (Gubler 1998). Aedes aegypti is also a vector of chikungunya virus, which can cause dengue-like symptoms in ...
If you are experiencing serious medical symptoms, seek emergency treatment immediately. Inhalation According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the highest levels of airborne formaldehyde have been detected in indoor air, where it is released from various consumer items such as cleaning produc...
Fifteen adolescent female students were triaged from a school of 700 persons exposed to sewer gas and arrived simultaneously at the emergency department complaining of a variety of nonspecific symptoms without physical findings. These symptoms quickly remitted with reassurance and dispersion of the group...
Tabuchi, T.; Gallus, S.; Shinozaki, T.; Nakaya, T.; Kunugita, N.; Colwell, B. Heat-not-burn tobacco product use in Japan: Its prevalence, predictors and perceived symptoms from exposure to secondhand heat-not-burn tobacco aerosol.Tob. Control2018,27, e25–e33. [Google Scholar] [Cross...