Hydrazine Toxicology: Impact on Safety & Health in Military Aviation,

Abstract

Hydrazine is a chemical of considerable military interest widely used as a rocket fuel and as a propellant for gas turbine generators. the Air Force Aerospace Medical Research laboratory has conducted extensive studies of the acute and chronic toxicity of hydrazine. In this paper, the protocol used for toxicological evaluation of potentially hazardous chemicals is briefly described; pertinent data on acute effects are summarized; and the results of a large scale oncogenic evaluation are reviewed. In the concluding section currently accepted guidelines for occupational medical management in the workplace are presented.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADP004041

Entities

People

  • G. C. Mohr

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aviation Medicine
  • Biomedical Research
  • Gas Turbines
  • Generators
  • Hydrazines
  • Military Aviation
  • Occupational Medicine
  • Propellants
  • Rocket Fuels
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Turbines

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Toxicology/Environmental Toxicology

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster