RT Book, Section
A1 Ly, Binh T.
A1 O'Connell, Charles W.
A2 Olson, Kent R.
A2 Anderson, Ilene B.
A2 Benowitz, Neal L.
A2 Blanc, Paul D.
A2 Clark, Richard F.
A2 Kearney, Thomas E.
A2 Kim-Katz, Susan Y.
A2 Wu, Alan H. B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1174606483
T1 METHYLENE CHLORIDE
T2 Poisoning & Drug Overdose, 7e
YR 2018
FD 2018
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071839792
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1174606483
RD 2024/04/19
AB Methylene  chloride  (dichloromethane,  DCM)  is  a  volatile,  colorless  liquid  with  a  chloroform-like  odor.  Even  though  DCM  is  thought  to  be  one  of  the  least  toxic  chlorinated  hydrocarbons,  it  can  cause  substantial  toxic  effects  and  mortality  when  used  improperly.  It  has  a  wide  variety  of  industrial  uses,  many  of  which  are  based  on  its  solvent  properties,  including  paint  stripping,  bathtub  refinishing,  pharmaceutical  manufacturing,  metal  cleaning  and  degreasing,  adhesives,  film  base  production,  agricultural  fumigation,  and  plastics  manufacturing.  Methylene  chloride  is  metabolized  to  carbon  monoxide  in  vivo  and  may  produce  phosgene,  chlorine,  or  hydrogen  chloride  upon  combustion.