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HERO ID

630095

Reference Type

Journal Article

Title

Human intoxication from RDX

Author(s)

Kaplan, AS; Berghout, CF; Peczenik, A

Year

1965

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Journal

Archives of Environmental Health
ISSN: 0003-9896
EISSN: 2331-4303

Volume

Page Numbers

877-883

Language

English

PMID

14313521

Abstract

Data concerning the toxicological effects of cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) are limited; only two reports of RDX toxicity to humans have appeared in the European medical literature. This report will present a review of the literature regarding toxicological data and occupational human exposure and a descriptoin of the medical and industrial hygiene aspects of five cases of illness from RDX exposure.