Lessons Learned: Asphyxiation Hazard Associated with Dry Ice
Dry ice is widely used in the chemistry research settings as an excellent coolant. Herein, we report a case study of a graduate student researcher who lost consciousness while retrieving 180 lbs of dry ice from a deep dry ice container. We share the details of the incident and the lessons learned fr...
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| Published in: | ACS Chemical Health & Safety. Vol. 30; no. 3; p. 120 |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | English |
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United States
22.05.2023
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| ISSN: | 1878-0504, 1878-0504 |
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| Summary: | Dry ice is widely used in the chemistry research settings as an excellent coolant. Herein, we report a case study of a graduate student researcher who lost consciousness while retrieving 180 lbs of dry ice from a deep dry ice container. We share the details of the incident and the lessons learned from it to promote safer handling of dry ice in these situations. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 1878-0504 1878-0504 |
| DOI: | 10.1021/acs.chas.3c00027 |