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Humidifier disinfectants, unfinished stories

Once released into the air, humidifier disinfectants became tiny nano-size particles, and resulted in chemical bronchoalveolitis. Families had lost their most beloved members, and even some of them became broken. Based on an estimate of two million potential victims who had experienced adverse effec...

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Autores principales: Choi, Yeyong, Paek, Domyung
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Environmental Health and Toxicology 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4825190/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26987713
http://dx.doi.org/10.5620/eht.e2016004
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description Once released into the air, humidifier disinfectants became tiny nano-size particles, and resulted in chemical bronchoalveolitis. Families had lost their most beloved members, and even some of them became broken. Based on an estimate of two million potential victims who had experienced adverse effects from the use of humidifier disinfectants, we can say that what we have observed was only the tip of the iceberg. Problems of entire airways, as well as other systemic effects, should be examined, as we know these nano-size particles can irritate cell membranes and migrate into systemic circulation. The story of humidifier disinfectant is not finished yet.
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spelling pubmed-48251902016-04-21 Humidifier disinfectants, unfinished stories Choi, Yeyong Paek, Domyung Environ Health Toxicol Humidifier Disinfectants Once released into the air, humidifier disinfectants became tiny nano-size particles, and resulted in chemical bronchoalveolitis. Families had lost their most beloved members, and even some of them became broken. Based on an estimate of two million potential victims who had experienced adverse effects from the use of humidifier disinfectants, we can say that what we have observed was only the tip of the iceberg. Problems of entire airways, as well as other systemic effects, should be examined, as we know these nano-size particles can irritate cell membranes and migrate into systemic circulation. The story of humidifier disinfectant is not finished yet. The Korean Society of Environmental Health and Toxicology 2016-02-28 /pmc/articles/PMC4825190/ /pubmed/26987713 http://dx.doi.org/10.5620/eht.e2016004 Text en Copyright © 2016 The Korean Society of Environmental Health and Toxicology This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4825190/
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