Liquid Oxygen Hazards

Hazards of Liquid Nitrogen Cryovials

There have been several recent incidents involving the exploding of cryopreservation vials in Trust and Medical School laboratories. This occurs when liquid nitrogen (LN ) leaks into the vials and rapidly expands when removed from the tank. In one incident in our Medical School a research worker’s hand was injured. At Edinburgh University the lid of a cryovial was projected into a student’s eye...

Neurologic Hazards of Hyperbaric Oxygen Exposure.

Liquid Oxygen Magnetohydrodynamics

Hyperbaric Oxygen in Cardiovascular Disease. Potential Usages and Hazards.

CLINICAL interest in hyperbaric oxygenation is recent, buit scientific curiosity abouit high-pressuire environment dates back to ancient times. Alexander the Great of Macedoinia was the earliest hyperbaric investigator of whom we have recorded evidence.' 2 He suirveyed the ocean depths in a glass and animal skin diving-bell (fig. 1). Among his most remarkable observations was a fish of such ext...

Control of Hazards and Risks in Oxygen Enriched Systems

1.1 This guide covers an overview of the work of ASTM Committee G-4 on Compatibility and Sensitivity of Materials in Oxygen-Enriched Atmospheres. It is a starting point for those asking the question: “Are there any problems associated with my use of oxygen?” An introduction to the unique concerns that must be addressed in the handling of oxygen. The principal hazard is the prospect of ignition ...