出版社：National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
摘要：To determine the potentially lethal level of thinner concentration in the air, we measured the concentration of toluene in the blood and others of three patients who suffered severe acute thinner intoxication between 4 January 1996 and 21 April 1997 in Ube city. The concentration of toluene in blood were 30.2mg/L in died patient, and 13.7mg/L and 17.5mg/L in recovered patients, respectively. By extrapolation from the results of our previous toxicokinetic reseach on toluene poisoning in anesthetized dogs, the fatal concentration of toluene was estimated to be approximately 1800 to 2000 ppm for 1-hour exposure.
