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hydrazine
Epidemiology:
- used as rocket propellant apparently 1000 lbs on board disabled satellite shot down on Feb 21, 2008
- when release into the environment, hydrazine generally breaks down into safer components within minutes or hours
Complications:
- breathing hydrazine for a short time may cause
- coughing
- throat & lung irritation
- tremors, convulsions, seizures
- breathing hydrazine for longer periods of time may cause
- liver & kidney damage
- serious reproductive effects
- dermal contact with hydrazine may cause:
- erythema
- chemicial burns
- pain
- ingestion of hydrazine may cause
- nausea, vomiting
- uncontrolled shaking
- nerve inflammation
- drowsiness, coma
- contact Poison Control Center if exposure occurs
Laboratory:
- hydrazine in air
- hydrazine in blood
- hydrazine/creatinine in urine
Specific
isoniazid; isonicotinic acid hydrazide (INH, Nydrazid, Hyzyd, Laniazid, Niazid)
methylhydrazine
General
small molecule
Database Correlations
PUBCHEM cid=24654
References
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Potential health effects associated with hydrazine and
satellite reentry.
http://emergency.cdc.gov/agent/hydrazine/HAN_02_2008.asp
- Toxicoligical profile for hydrazines
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp100.pdf