Considers the result of accidental release of phosgene and reports on the resulting atmospheric concentration and the duration of phosgene exposure which may affect people. Advice on medical treatment is also included with various case histories.

This series of "Major Hazards Monographs" consider topics as diverse as ammonia toxicity, explosive overpressure, thermal radiation, source terms and piping failures. This booklet in the series contains a report from the Institution of Chemical Engineers Working Party on phosgene toxicity. The working party considers the result of accidental release of phosgene and reports on the resulting atmospheric concentration and the duration of phosgene exposure which may affect people. The information is presented as quantitative relationships (such as LC 50 and probit). Advice on medical treatment is also included with various case histories.

Phosgene toxicity - brief contrasts with chlorine and ammonia, toxicological properties of phosgene
toxicological data from animals
probit analysis methodology
analysis of animal toxicity data
prediction of acute human effects from animal data
the potential for human exposure
therapeutic approaches to phosgene poisoning
case histories. (Part contents).