Chlorine gas remains a significant industrial and environmental hazard that can induce severe pulmonary toxicity. Acute exposure initiates direct oxidative injury to the respiratory epithelium, ...
Carley Millhone is a writer and editor based in the Midwest who covers health, women's wellness, and travel. Her work has appeared in publications like SELF, Greatist, and PureWow. Jonathan B. Jassey, ...
An Olin Chemical chlorine leak last week that sent poisonous chlorine gas wafting into neighborhoods in Plaquemine and prompted 39 people to go to the hospital released an estimated 6,512 pounds of ...
Trails in Grand Canyon National Park were closed due to a chlorine gas leak. Chlorine is used as a disinfectant in the Roaring Springs area of the park. The trails have since reopened NORTH RIM, Ariz.
Aliasger K. Salem receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. He serves on the Executive Board of the American Association for Pharmaceutical Scientists. Many people encounter chlorine in ...
An Olin Chemical subsidiary broke Louisiana pollution and emergency reporting laws when it underplayed the severity of a potentially dangerous chlorine gas leak this spring, state regulators allege.
Pool season isn't complete without the scent of chlorine in the air. But does smelling the chemical mean the pool is overchlorinated? And if so, what happens if you're overexposed to the disinfectant?