Accidental Release of Chlorine from a Storage Facility and an On-Site Emergency Mock Drill: A Case Study

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">Exposure level (ppm)</td><td align="center">Effect</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">0.2–0.4</td><td align="center">Threshold of odor perception with considerable variation among subjects</td></tr><tr><td align="left">30</td><td align="center">Immediate chest pain, vomiting, dyspnea, and cough</td></tr><tr><td align="left">430</td><td align="center">Lethal over 30 minutes</td></tr><tr><td align="left">1,000</td><td align="center">Fatal with a few minutes</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Chlorine exposure thresholds and reported responses in humans.

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Table 2: Accidental Release of Chlorine from a Storage Facility and an On-Site Emergency Mock Drill: A Case Study 