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This is the list of extremely hazardous substances defined in Section 302 of the U.S. Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (42 U.S.C. § 11002).The list can be found as an appendix to 40 CFR 355. [1]
Many gases have toxic properties, which are often assessed using the LC 50 (median lethal concentration) measure. In the United States, many of these gases have been assigned an NFPA 704 health rating of 4 (may be fatal) or 3 (may cause serious or permanent injury), and/or exposure limits (TLV, TWA/PEL, STEL, or REL) determined by the ACGIH professional association.
It is also the deadliest mushroom worldwide, responsible for 90% of mushroom-related fatalities every year. [10] It has been involved in the majority of human deaths from mushroom poisoning, [ 11 ] possibly including Roman Emperor Claudius in AD 54 and Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI in 1740. [ 12 ]
This is a list of Superfund sites in Illinois designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. These sites are listed on the National Priorities List . 13 Sites are listed below.
The primary antidote to brodifacoum poisoning is immediate administration of vitamin K 1 (dosage for humans: initially slow intravenous injections of 10–25 mg repeated at 3–6 hours until normalisation of the prothrombin time; then 10 mg orally four times daily as a "maintenance dose"). It is an extremely effective antidote, provided the ...
Mar 25, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Poison hemlock rosettes in Columbus on March 25, 2024.
If your pet has eaten a wild mushroom, the department recommends calling the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center’s 24-hour hotline at 888-426-4435 or a veterinary emergency clinic.
2-amino-3-cyclopropylbutanoic acid and 2-amino-5-chloro-4-pentenoic acid [10] North America Amanita vittadinii. Amanita strobiliformis. Edible Agaricus species Amanita cothurnata: Booted amanita muscimol and ibotenic acid [11] North America Amanita echinocephala: European solitary amanita A. smithiana toxin [6] Europe, Western Asia and North Africa