Excerpt from Fluorine and Its Compounds Fluorine, Hydrofluoric Acid, Sodium Fluoride, Silicon Fluoride, Cryolite, Ammonium Bifluoride Antimony, Antimony Hydride: General Information, Industrial Health Aspects, Industries and Occupations, Selected Abstracts, Selected ReferencesThe author reviews acute fluorine poisoning of which 112 cases have been reported With 60 deaths. Nest of them were suicides or people who took the pelson by mistake. The picture shows acute irritation of the stomach and intestines (vomiting, diarrhea) and tetany-like cramps and paralysis.In superphosphate, aluminum, gas, enamel and chemical factories, gaseous fluorine compounds are produced and industrial poisoning thus made possible. A180 in the great fog catastrophe in Belgium in 1930 fluorine compounds must have played a part.-l. Teleky.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.