Chlorine gas
Properties: yellowish green gas with strong odor, heavier than air.
Poisoning route: inhalation, eye irritation
Symptoms of poisoning: coughing, tearing, chest pain, dyspnea, asphyxiation caused by inhalation of large quantities
Pollution sources: paper mills or tanker truck leaks, explosions
Properties: colorless gas with strong odor, lighter than air.
Poisoning route: inhalation, eye irritation
Symptoms of poisoning: tearing, sore throat, cough, headache, chest tightness, shortness of breath, vomiting, severe coma, resulting in death
Pollution source: fertilizer plant or tanker truck leaks, explosions
Properties: colorless gas with irritating odor, heavier than air
Poisoning route: inhalation, eye irritation
Symptoms of poisoning: coughing, tearing, breathlessness. Can lead to rhinitis, pharyngitis, bronchitis, etc., serious poisoning will suffocate and die.
Pollution sources: coke plant accidents, poor quality coal combustion
Benzene
Properties: colorless volatile liquid, heavier than air, its vapor has a special smell.
Poisoning route: inhalation, eye irritation
Symptoms of poisoning: dizziness and headache, nausea and vomiting, coma and convulsions, drop in blood pressure and respiratory failure after inhaling benzene vapor.
Pollution sources: light chemical plants or tanker trucks leakage, explosion accidents
Hydrogen sulfide
Properties: colorless gas with rotten egg smell, heavier than air.
Poisoning route: inhalation, sometimes through the skin
Symptoms: photophobia, tearing, coughing, headache, nausea, vomiting, difficulty breathing, coma, respiratory paralysis and death in severe poisoning.
Sources of pollution: chemical plant accidents, oil and gas well blowouts
Post time: Feb-21-2024