This review details the known health effects of arsine as well as the existing theories on the mechanism by which arsine exerts its toxic effect and conditions of occupational exposure to this gas. Exposure to arsine in occupational settings occurs mostly in the chemical and metallurgical industries when nascent hydrogen reacts with metallic arsenic or arsenic compounds. The available data indi...

Introduction Reforming (i.e., partial oxidation, steam reforming, or autothermal reforming (ATR)) of infrastructure fuels, such as natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas, gasoline, or diesel, is one approach being investigated for distributed H2 production for use with fuel cell systems being developed for automotive and stationary applications. One area of interest is reforming gasoline either o...

Background: Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless and poisonous gas. Since there is currently no information on the prevalence of carbon monoxide poisoning in Mazandaran, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of carbon monoxide poisoning and compare its prevalence with other poisonings recorded in Mazandaran Department of Forensic Medicine, from 2009 to 2011.Methods: This is a de...

INTRODUCTION Carbon monoxide poisoning is easy to diagnose when there is a history of exposure. When the exposure history is absent, or delayed, the diagnosis is more difficult and relies on recognising the importance of multi-system disease. We present a case of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning. CASE PRESENTATION A middle-aged man, who lived alone in his mobile home was found by friends ...

Aluminum phosphide has high toxicity when it is ingested, and in case of contact with moisture, phosphine gas is released. Aluminum phosphide poisoning causes metabolic acidosis, arrhythmia, acute respiratory distress syndrome and shock, and there is no specific antidote. A 17-year-old male patient was referred to our hospital because of aluminum phosphide poisoning with 1500 mg of aluminum pho...

Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is a major public health issue in the United States that accounts for approximately 50% of cases nation each year and around 50,000 emergency room visits. In most instances CO poisoning, culprit malfunctioning or poorly tended heating system within home or, occasionally, commercial building, which causes to leak this hazardous gas. One more insidious aspects gas o...

Metal oxide (MOX) gas sensors sensitively respond to a wide variety of combustible, explosive and poisonous gases. However, due to the lack of a built-in self-test capability, MOX gas sensors have not yet been able to penetrate safety-critical applications. In the present work we report on gas sensing experiments performed on MOX gas sensors embedded in ceramic micro-reaction chambers. With the...