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MICROBIALLY DERIVED TOXIC GASES AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF AN EPISODE OF ILL HEALTH IN FORESTRY
 
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Microbiology Section and Organic Toxicology Section, Health and Safety Laboratory, Sheffield, UK
 
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Organic Toxicology Section, Health and Safety Laboratory, Sheffield, UK
 
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Employment Medical Advisory Service, Field Operations Division, Health and Safety Executive, Newcastle, UK
 
 
Ann Agric Environ Med. 1997;4(2):277-280
 
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Workers who were emptying a tank which had been used to dip sapling trees suffered nausea, requiring hospitalisation. Environmental investigations led us to conclude that their ill health probably was caused by exposure to hydrogen sulphide generated by sulphate reducing bacteria in sludge in the tank.
eISSN:1898-2263
ISSN:1232-1966
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