Sinnepsgassprengjur á afvegum í Faxaflóa : sinnepsgas : notkun þess og eitranir
Neðst á síðunni er hægt að nálgast greinina í heild sinni með því að smella á hlekkinn View/Open The finding in 1972 of two World War II mustard gas artillery shells in crushed shell sediment dredged in the Faxaflói Bay and transported as raw material for cement production at Akranes (Western Icelan...
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ftlandspitaliuni:oai:www.hirsla.lsh.is:2336/73013 2023-05-15T13:08:09+02:00 Sinnepsgassprengjur á afvegum í Faxaflóa : sinnepsgas : notkun þess og eitranir Mustard gas bombs found astray in the Faxaflói bay. Mustard gas: usage and poisonings Jakob Kristinsson Þorkell Jóhannesson Rannsóknastofu í lyfja-og eiturefnafraedi, Reykjavik. jakobk@hi.is 2009-07-08 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/73013 ice n/a ice Læknafélag Íslands, Læknafélag Reykjavíkur http://www.laeknabladid.is Læknablaðið 2009, 95(5):359-65 0023-7213 19430031 http://hdl.handle.net/2336/73013 Læknablaðið Efnaeitrun Sagnfræði Accidents Occupational Antidotes Bombs Burns Chemical Chemical Warfare Agents Decontamination Environmental Pollutants Explosions Eye Injuries Foot Injuries History 20th Century Humans Iceland Mustard Gas Occupational Exposure Skin World War II Article 2009 ftlandspitaliuni 2022-05-29T08:21:21Z Neðst á síðunni er hægt að nálgast greinina í heild sinni með því að smella á hlekkinn View/Open The finding in 1972 of two World War II mustard gas artillery shells in crushed shell sediment dredged in the Faxaflói Bay and transported as raw material for cement production at Akranes (Western Iceland) is reported. One of the shells was wedged in a stone crusher in the raw material processing line and was ruptured. As a result dark fluid with a garlic like smell seeped out from the metal canister. The attending employees believed the metal object to be inert and tried to cut it out with a blow torch. This resulted in the explosion of the shell charge and in the exposure of four employees to mustard gas. All suffered burns on their hands and two of them in the eyes also. The second shell was detonated in the open at a distance from the factory. Emphasis is given to the fact that instant, or at least as soon as possible, cleansing and washing is the most efficient measure to be taken against the debilitating effects of mustard gas. It is also pointed out that the active principle in mustard gas (dichlorodiethyl sulphide) can easily be synthesized and none of the precursor substances are subjected to any restrictions of use. The authors conclude that mustard gas bombs may still be found in the arsenals of some military powers in spite of an international convention that prohibits the production, stockpiling and the use of chemical weapons. Terrorist groups have also seemingly tried to aquire mustard gas bombs and other chemical weapons. Therefore cases of mustard gas poisoning might still occur. Sagt er frá fundi tveggja sinnepsgassprengikúlna sem komu upp árið 1972 með skeljasandi úr Faxaflóa vegna aðdrátta til Sementsverksmiðju ríkisins á Akranesi. Önnur sprengjan festist í mulningsvél í verksmiðjunni. Hún rifnaði og úr henni lak dökkur, hvítlaukslyktandi vökvi, en sprakk síðan, þegar átti að losa hana. Hin sprengjan var sprengd á víðavangi. Sagt er frá eitrunareinkennum hjá þeim mönnum, sem véluðu um ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Akranes Iceland Hirsla - Landspítali University Hospital research archive Akranes ENVELOPE(-22.075,-22.075,64.322,64.322) Faxaflói ENVELOPE(-22.451,-22.451,64.322,64.322) Smella ENVELOPE(29.443,29.443,69.896,69.896) |
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Efnaeitrun Sagnfræði Accidents Occupational Antidotes Bombs Burns Chemical Chemical Warfare Agents Decontamination Environmental Pollutants Explosions Eye Injuries Foot Injuries History 20th Century Humans Iceland Mustard Gas Occupational Exposure Skin World War II Jakob Kristinsson Þorkell Jóhannesson Sinnepsgassprengjur á afvegum í Faxaflóa : sinnepsgas : notkun þess og eitranir |
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Efnaeitrun Sagnfræði Accidents Occupational Antidotes Bombs Burns Chemical Chemical Warfare Agents Decontamination Environmental Pollutants Explosions Eye Injuries Foot Injuries History 20th Century Humans Iceland Mustard Gas Occupational Exposure Skin World War II |
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Neðst á síðunni er hægt að nálgast greinina í heild sinni með því að smella á hlekkinn View/Open The finding in 1972 of two World War II mustard gas artillery shells in crushed shell sediment dredged in the Faxaflói Bay and transported as raw material for cement production at Akranes (Western Iceland) is reported. One of the shells was wedged in a stone crusher in the raw material processing line and was ruptured. As a result dark fluid with a garlic like smell seeped out from the metal canister. The attending employees believed the metal object to be inert and tried to cut it out with a blow torch. This resulted in the explosion of the shell charge and in the exposure of four employees to mustard gas. All suffered burns on their hands and two of them in the eyes also. The second shell was detonated in the open at a distance from the factory. Emphasis is given to the fact that instant, or at least as soon as possible, cleansing and washing is the most efficient measure to be taken against the debilitating effects of mustard gas. It is also pointed out that the active principle in mustard gas (dichlorodiethyl sulphide) can easily be synthesized and none of the precursor substances are subjected to any restrictions of use. The authors conclude that mustard gas bombs may still be found in the arsenals of some military powers in spite of an international convention that prohibits the production, stockpiling and the use of chemical weapons. Terrorist groups have also seemingly tried to aquire mustard gas bombs and other chemical weapons. Therefore cases of mustard gas poisoning might still occur. Sagt er frá fundi tveggja sinnepsgassprengikúlna sem komu upp árið 1972 með skeljasandi úr Faxaflóa vegna aðdrátta til Sementsverksmiðju ríkisins á Akranesi. Önnur sprengjan festist í mulningsvél í verksmiðjunni. Hún rifnaði og úr henni lak dökkur, hvítlaukslyktandi vökvi, en sprakk síðan, þegar átti að losa hana. Hin sprengjan var sprengd á víðavangi. Sagt er frá eitrunareinkennum hjá þeim mönnum, sem véluðu um ... |
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Sinnepsgassprengjur á afvegum í Faxaflóa : sinnepsgas : notkun þess og eitranir |
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Sinnepsgassprengjur á afvegum í Faxaflóa : sinnepsgas : notkun þess og eitranir |
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Sinnepsgassprengjur á afvegum í Faxaflóa : sinnepsgas : notkun þess og eitranir |
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Sinnepsgassprengjur á afvegum í Faxaflóa : sinnepsgas : notkun þess og eitranir |
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Sinnepsgassprengjur á afvegum í Faxaflóa : sinnepsgas : notkun þess og eitranir |
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sinnepsgassprengjur á afvegum í faxaflóa : sinnepsgas : notkun þess og eitranir |
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Læknafélag Íslands, Læknafélag Reykjavíkur |
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2009 |
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Akranes Iceland |
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