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lake nyos, cameroon
carbon dioxide degassed
asphyxiant
Bohpal, India
methyl isocyanate (MIC) released from carbaryl plant Gas plume over shanty towns
texas city, Texas
hydrofluoric acid (HF) leaked from plant caused gas disaster mucosal irritation and pulmonary symptoms
most unintentional nondrug poisoning deaths in U.S.
(CO) carbon monoxide
cleveland clinic radiology fire
nitrocellulose radiographs made nitrogen dioxide, cyanide and carbon monoxide gases
xiaoyang, china
hydrogen sulfide from drilling well explosion
toxic gas cloud
seveso, italy
hexachlorophene facility explosion released
TCDD (dioxin)
chloracne
london fog
bronchitis
smog
sulfur dioxide
(smoke + fog)
passed clean air act 1956
neuropsychiatirc symptoms
claviceps purpurea
severe vasospasm
ergot
colic from cider contamination
lead
itai-itai (ouch ouch) disease
osteomalacia
cadmium
porphyria cutanea tarda
organophosphate poisoning
hexachlorobenzene
organic mercury poisoned fish
chronic brain damage, tunnel vision, congenital defects
contaminated grain
methyl mercury
yusho (rice oil disease)
polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)
jaundice
methylenedianiline
toxic oil syndrome
rapeseed oil with analine
gaba antagonist
tetramine
contaminated baby formula
obstructive uropathy
renal failure
Melamine
greatest mass poisoning in history
ground water with arsenic
melanosis (black foot disease)
bangladesh/west bengal, India
contaminated sugar in beer
arsenic
polyneuropathy from contaminated wine and bread
arsenious acid
ginger jake paralysis
bootleg liquor
organophospate-induced delayed neuropathy
TOCP
cardiomyopathy
congestive heart failure
cobalt
most frequent cause poisoning due to ethanol contamination
blindness and death if not treated
methanol
destroyed cell in substantia nigra
irreversible parkinsonism
MPTP
tango and cash
fentanyl
anticholinergic poisoning
scopalimine
mutism and spastic quadriparesis
spongiform leukoencephalopathy
heroin and alumninum foil
“Chasing the dragon”
diluent for elixir of sulfanilamide
food drug and cosmetics act
renal failure
diethylene glycol
sulfathiazole antibiotic swapped with phenobarital
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) - manufacturing transparency
sedative and antiemetic drug for pregnant women
phocomelia (short limbs)
Thalidomide
prevent miscarriages or premature delivery
breast cancer - mother
cervical carcimona - daughter
testicular cancer - son
diethylstilbestrol (DES)
radiographic IV contrast
hepatic angiosarcoma
thorotrastomas
Thorotrast
neurotoxicity from triethyltin and trimethyltin
Stalinon Affair
antibacterial and antiparasitic agent
subacute myelooptic neuropathy
clioquinol
preservative in IV solutions
neonatal gasping syndrome
benzyl alcohol
eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome
dietary supplement health and education act
L-tryptophan
cardiac valvulopathy
pulmonary hypertension
fen-phen
erethism
mercury nitrate
aplastic anemia
leather makers
benzene
hepatic angiosarcoma
plastic workers
vinyl chloride
male cancer and infertility in pesticide workers
DBCP
neurologic abnormalities among insecticide workers
chlorodecone
artisonal gold mining exposed?
lead
