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How unclogging a sink can be lethal: case report of an accidental methyl bromide poisoning leading to a multiple organ failure

Methyl bromide (CH3Br) is a colorless and odorless volatile gas, used as an insecticide, fire extinguisher, fumigant, and refrigerant. Although forbidden since 1987 for domestic use, it is still used in industry, for example, to fumigate agricultural fields which are for importation in the United St...

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Autores principales: Lecailtel, Sylvain, Broucqsault-Dedrie, Céline, Vanbaelinghem, Clément, Nyunga, Martine, Colling, Delphine, Herbecq, Patrick
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4940809/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27408727
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40560-015-0079-2