chlorinated biphenyl (PC8I mixtures had been described previously. High mortality, liver damage, and edema were associated with only two of the three PCB5. Using column and gas chromatography, several compounds were identified in the diethylether fracdon of these two PCBs. A chick embryo assay confirmed the high toxicity of this fraction. Mass spectremetric and microcoulometric analyses indicat...

Acute poisoning is a common medical emergency in Malaysia. Life can be saved if the patient is diagnosed properly and receives the appropriate treatment such as gastrointestinal decontamination techniques and resources to increase poison elimination according to clinical guidelines at a reasonable time. The aims of this study were to determine the availability of decontamination, elimination en...

Ovo izvješ e Centra za kontrolu otrovanja Instituta za medicinska istraživanja i medicinu rada nastavak je izvješ a objavljenih u prethodnim brojevima ovog asopisa (Varnai VM et al. Arh Hig Rada Toksikol 2006;57(2):245-249, Macan J et al. Arh Hig Rada Toksikol 2006;57(3):359-363). U izvješ u koje slijedi navode se osnovni statisti ki podaci o broju poziva primljenih u Centru za kontrolu otrovan...