RT Book, Section
A1 Tharratt, R. Steven
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 1179990398
T1 AMMONIA
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=1179990398
RD 2024/04/16
AB Ammonia  is  widely  used  as  a  refrigerant,  a  fertilizer,  and  a  household  and  commercial  cleaning  agent.  Anhydrous  ammonia  (NH3)  is  a  highly  irritating  gas  that  is  very  water  soluble.  It  is  also  a  key  ingredient  in  the  illicit  production  of  methamphetamine.  Aqueous  solutions  of  ammonia  may  be  strongly  alkaline,  depending  on  the  concentration.  Solutions  for  household  use  are  usually  5–10%  ammonia,  but  commercial  solutions  may  be  25–30%  or  more.  The  addition  of  ammonia  to  chlorine  or  hypochlorite  solutions  will  produce  chloramine  gas,  an  irritant  with  properties  similar  to  those  of  chlorine.