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1
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lake nyos, cameroon

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carbon dioxide degassed

asphyxiant

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2
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Bohpal, India

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methyl isocyanate (MIC) released from carbaryl plant
Gas plume over shanty towns
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3
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texas city, Texas

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hydrofluoric acid (HF) leaked from plant caused gas disaster
mucosal irritation and pulmonary symptoms
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4
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most unintentional nondrug poisoning deaths in U.S.

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(CO) carbon monoxide

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5
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cleveland clinic radiology fire

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nitrocellulose radiographs made nitrogen dioxide, cyanide and carbon monoxide gases

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6
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xiaoyang, china

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hydrogen sulfide from drilling well explosion

toxic gas cloud

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7
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seveso, italy

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hexachlorophene facility explosion released
TCDD (dioxin)
chloracne

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8
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london fog

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bronchitis

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9
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smog

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sulfur dioxide
(smoke + fog)
passed clean air act 1956

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10
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neuropsychiatirc symptoms
claviceps purpurea
severe vasospasm

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ergot

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11
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colic from cider contamination

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lead

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12
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itai-itai (ouch ouch) disease

osteomalacia

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cadmium

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13
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porphyria cutanea tarda

organophosphate poisoning

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hexachlorobenzene

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14
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organic mercury poisoned fish
chronic brain damage, tunnel vision, congenital defects
contaminated grain

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methyl mercury

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15
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yusho (rice oil disease)

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polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)

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16
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jaundice

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methylenedianiline

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17
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toxic oil syndrome

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rapeseed oil with analine

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18
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gaba antagonist

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tetramine

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19
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contaminated baby formula
obstructive uropathy
renal failure

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Melamine

20
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greatest mass poisoning in history

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ground water with arsenic
melanosis (black foot disease)
bangladesh/west bengal, India

21
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contaminated sugar in beer

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arsenic

22
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polyneuropathy from contaminated wine and bread

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arsenious acid

23
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ginger jake paralysis
bootleg liquor
organophospate-induced delayed neuropathy

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TOCP

24
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cardiomyopathy

congestive heart failure

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cobalt

25
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most frequent cause poisoning due to ethanol contamination

blindness and death if not treated

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methanol

26
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destroyed cell in substantia nigra

irreversible parkinsonism

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MPTP

27
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tango and cash

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fentanyl

28
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anticholinergic poisoning

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scopalimine

29
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mutism and spastic quadriparesis

spongiform leukoencephalopathy

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heroin and alumninum foil

“Chasing the dragon”

30
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diluent for elixir of sulfanilamide
food drug and cosmetics act
renal failure

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diethylene glycol

31
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sulfathiazole antibiotic swapped with phenobarital

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Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) - manufacturing transparency

32
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sedative and antiemetic drug for pregnant women

phocomelia (short limbs)

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Thalidomide

33
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prevent miscarriages or premature delivery
breast cancer - mother
cervical carcimona - daughter
testicular cancer - son

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diethylstilbestrol (DES)

34
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radiographic IV contrast
hepatic angiosarcoma
thorotrastomas

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Thorotrast

35
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neurotoxicity from triethyltin and trimethyltin

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Stalinon Affair

36
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antibacterial and antiparasitic agent

subacute myelooptic neuropathy

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clioquinol

37
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preservative in IV solutions

neonatal gasping syndrome

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benzyl alcohol

38
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eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome

dietary supplement health and education act

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L-tryptophan

39
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cardiac valvulopathy

pulmonary hypertension

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fen-phen

40
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erethism

A

mercury nitrate

41
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aplastic anemia

leather makers

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benzene

42
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hepatic angiosarcoma

plastic workers

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vinyl chloride

43
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male cancer and infertility in pesticide workers

A

DBCP

44
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neurologic abnormalities among insecticide workers

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chlorodecone

45
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artisonal gold mining exposed?

A

lead

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