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  2. Yokkaichi asthma - Wikipedia

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    Despite common belief that SO 2 was the main source of the asthma, by investigating sulfur dioxide and sulfur trioxide levels in Yokkaichi and analyzing compound toxicity levels, a study conducted in 1984 from Yokohama National University concluded that respiratory diseases were not a result of sulfur dioxide, but rather due to a titanium oxide ...

  3. Environmental toxicants and fetal development - Wikipedia

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    Air pollution can negatively affect a pregnancy resulting in higher rates of preterm births, growth restriction, and heart and lung problems in the infant. [22] Compounds such as carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide all have the potential to cause serious damage when inhaled by an expecting mother. [23]

  4. Acute inhalation injury - Wikipedia

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    Sulfur mustard is a vesicant alkylating agent with strong cytotoxic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic properties. After exposure, victims show skin irritations and blisters. [18] [19] This agent also causes respiratory tract lesions, bone marrow depression, and eye damage, the epithelial tissues of these organs being predominately affected ...

  5. Sulfur trioxide - Wikipedia

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    Sulfur trioxide is a reagent in sulfonation reactions. Dimethyl sulfate is produced commercially by the reaction of dimethyl ether with sulfur trioxide: [20] CH 3 OCH 3 + SO 3 → (CH 3) 2 SO 4. Sulfate esters are used as detergents, dyes, and pharmaceuticals. Sulfur trioxide is generated in situ from sulfuric acid or is used as a solution in ...

  6. California Proposition 65 list of chemicals - Wikipedia

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    Antimony oxide (Antimony trioxide) 1309-64-4 Aramite: 140-57-8 Areca nut – Aristolochic acids – Arsenic (inorganic arsenic compounds) – Arsenic (inorganic oxides) – Asbestos: 1332-21-4 Aspirin during the last three months of pregnancy 50-78-2 Atenolol: 29122-68-7 Atrazine: 1912-24-9 Auramine: 492-80-8 Auranofin: 34031-32-8 Avermectin B1 ...

  7. Bad breath - Wikipedia

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    Volatile foodstuffs may leave malodourous residues in the mouth, which are the subject to bacterial putrefaction and VSC release. However, volatile foodstuffs may also cause halitosis via the blood borne halitosis mechanism. Medication – often medications can cause xerostomia (dry mouth) which results in increased microbial growth in the mouth.

  8. Arsenic poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Arsenic poisoning (or arsenicosis) is a medical condition that occurs due to elevated levels of arsenic in the body. [4] If arsenic poisoning occurs over a brief period of time, symptoms may include vomiting, abdominal pain, encephalopathy, and watery diarrhea that contains blood. [1]

  9. Sulfur oxide - Wikipedia

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    Sulfur oxide refers to many types of sulfur and oxygen containing compounds such as SO, SO 2, SO 3, S 7 O 2, S 6 O 2, S 2 O 2, etc. Sulfur oxide (SO x) refers to one or more of the following: Lower sulfur oxides (S n O, S 7 O 2 and S 6 O 2) Sulfur monoxide (SO) and its dimer, Disulfur dioxide (S 2 O 2) Sulfur dioxide (SO 2) Sulfur trioxide (SO 3)