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  2. Acute inhalation injury - Wikipedia

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    Depending on the type and amount of irritant gas inhaled, victims can experience symptoms ranging from minor respiratory discomfort to acute airway and lung injury and even death. A common response cascade to a variety of irritant gases includes inflammation , edema and epithelial sloughing , which if left untreated can result in scar formation ...

  3. 5 people died from ammonia exposure after Illinois crash ...

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    Very high levels can also damage the lungs or cause death. Symptoms of anhydrous ammonia exposure include breathing difficulty; irritation of the eyes, nose or throat; and burns or blisters.

  4. Smoke inhalation - Wikipedia

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    Smoke inhalation is the breathing in of harmful fumes (produced as by-products of combusting substances) through the respiratory tract. [1] This can cause smoke inhalation injury (subtype of acute inhalation injury) which is damage to the respiratory tract caused by chemical and/or heat exposure, as well as possible systemic toxicity after smoke inhalation.

  5. Thousands of people accidentally mix ammonia and bleach ... - AOL

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    Combining bleach and ammonia creates a poisonous chloramine gas that can cause irritation and injury to the lungs. Here's what to do if you're exposed. Thousands of people accidentally mix ammonia ...

  6. Nitrogen dioxide poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Nitrogen dioxide is an irritant of the mucous membrane linked with another air pollutant that causes pulmonary diseases such as obstructive lung disease, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and sometimes acute exacerbation of COPD and in fatal cases, deaths. [2]

  7. The air in your home could be making you sick – here’s how to ...

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    Irritants in the air can affect the health and effectiveness of your respiratory system, make it more difficult to breathe and can cause allergic reactions and flare-ups for people who suffer from ...

  8. Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis - Wikipedia

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    Any references on the internet to pneumono­ultra­micro­scopic­silico­volcano­coniosis or silicosis being caused by 'sharp particles [which] lacerate lining of lungs; causing victim to leak air from their lungs while simultaneously bleeding into their lung cavity' [13] are inaccurate. Particles of a size able to enter the lung (< 10 μm ...

  9. Ammonia pollution - Wikipedia

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    Much is still unknown about the impact of ammonia pollution, but rising emission rates concern scientists. The level of ammonia in the atmosphere was more than twice as large in 2010 as it was in 1940. [8] Ammonia is now recognized by many countries as a major pollutant and some have begun taking steps to limit their emissions. [7]