INVESTIGATIONS OF SOME ASPECTS OF ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION BY ANAESTHETIC GASES. II: ASPECTS OF ADSORPTION AND EMISSION OF HALOTHANE BY DIFFERENT CHARCOALS
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- 1 June 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in British Journal of Anaesthesia
- Vol. 49 (6) , 567-573
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/49.6.567
Abstract
Four different charcoals have been assessed by exposure to halothane in air until 10, 100 and 500 p.p.m. (v/v) effluent was detectable. The pattern of halothane adsorption, its practical implications and the behaviour of different adsorbers has been demonstrated. The effluent concentration from a charcoal canister should be not more than 10 p.p.m. during the adsorption of 1.5% halothane from a gas flow of 5 litre/min. When 100 p.p.m. is detectable the charcoal should be considered exhausted.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
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