Chlorine Gas Exposure Manifesting Acute Lung Injury
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Chlorine is a yellowish-green gas with a pungent, irritating odor. It is intermediate water-soluble and can cause acute damage to both upper and lower respiratory tracts. Its toxicity is thought to be mediated by the generation of hydrogen chloride upon contact with moist mucous membrane and by the formation of free radicals at the cellular level. Toxic exposures to chlorine were first reported in 1915 when chlorine was used as a chemical warfare agent in Ypres, Belgium. In the 1920s, chlorine was introduced as a bleaching agent. Chlorine was subsequently used in many industrial processes as well as household bleaching and water purification. Because chlorine is often transported and stored under pressure in pipes, trucks, or tanks, many mass Abstract
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