RT Book, Section
A1 Balmes, John R.
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 1179992646
T1 SULFUR DIOXIDE
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=1179992646
RD 2024/04/19
AB Sulfur  dioxide  is  a  colorless,  nonflammable  gas  formed  by  the  burning  of  materials  that  contain  sulfur.  It  is  a  major  air  pollutant  from  automobiles,  smelters,  and  plants  that  burn  soft  coal  or  oils  with  a  high  sulfur  content.  It  is  soluble  in  water  to  form  sulfurous  acid,  which  may  be  oxidized  to  sulfuric  acid;  both  are  components  of  acid  rain.  Occupational  exposures  to  sulfur  dioxide  occur  in  ore  and  metal  refining,  chemical  manufacturing,  and  wood  pulp  treatment  and  in  its  use  as  a  disinfectant,  refrigerant,  and  dried-food  preservative.