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arsine /ar·sine/ (ahr´sen) any member of a group of volatile arsenical bases; the typical is AsH3, a carcinogenic and very poisonous gas; some of its compounds have been used in warfare. |
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| Urinary arsenic levels (AsU) were studied only in Polish and Czech children and were measured after arsine generation as the sum of inorganic arsenic and its methylated metabolites (monomethylarsonic acid, dimethylarsinic acid) without notable interference by seafood trimethylated arsenicals (Buchet et al. Some of the chemicals--including caustic hydrogen fluoride and deadly arsine gas--are toxic, and the fossil fuel consumed contributes to global warming, says Williams. These chemicals and gases include glycol ethers, which have been identified as "serious reproductive toxins" by the EPA; and arsine, one cylinder of which if leaked could be lethal to an entire semi-conductor production staff. |
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