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Document ID (ISN)23078
CIS number 75-1114
Year 1973
Convention or series no.
Title Fumigation with hydrocyanic acid
Original title Fumigación con ácido cianhídrico [in Spanish]
Bibliographic information Hoja informativa n°32, National Occupational Safety and Health Programme, Provincial Technical Service (Plan nacional de higiene y seguridad del trabajo, Gabinete técnico provincial), Valencia, Spain, Mar. 1973. 4p. Illus. 5 ref.
Abstract This data sheet describes the fumigating methods used in fruit farming, using covers to enclose the trees, and indicates the precautions to be used for each method. The symptoms of hydrocyanic acid poisoning are listed and emergency treatment described.
Descriptors (primary) Spain; hydrocyanic acid; orchards; crop protection; fumigants
Descriptors (secondary) toxic effects; poisoning; data sheet; safe working methods; description of technique; first aid
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Agricultural chemicals
Agriculture
Inorganic substances