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Document ID (ISN)22316
CIS number 75-161
ISSN - Serial title 0004-6485 - Atemschutzinformationen
Year 1974
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Schmidt P.
Title Toxicological assessment of halogenated hydrocarbons used as fire extinguishers
Original title Toxikologische Bewertung von Halogenkohlenwasserstoffen zu Feuerlöschzwecken [in German]
Bibliographic information 1974, Vol.13, No.1, p.2-6. 19 ref.
Abstract Description of the fire extinguishing properties of halogenated hydrocarbons in general, followed by a review of the toxicity of bromoethane, bromochloromethane, carbon tetrachloride and dibromotetrafluoroethane after inhalation or ingestion. From the medical point of view, the use of tetrachloromethane should be prohibited, whereas dibromotetrafluoroethane is considered to be a harmless fire extinguishing agent. Toxicity of pyrolysis products of halogenated hydrocarbons, personal protective equipment and first aid.
Descriptors (primary) halogenated hydrocarbons; extinguishing agents; pyrolysis products; toxicology
Descriptors (secondary) toxic effects; literature survey; fire fighting; first aid; ethyl bromide; 1,2-dibromotetrafluoroethane; bromochloromethane; carbon tetrachloride
Document type -
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Halogenated hydrocarbons
Fires