Hypoxia, asphyxia, cardiac arrest and death–hopefully, this list has grabbed your attention. Modern technology has improved the way we fight fires, but due to the chemical make-up of many manufactured ...

When we started our fire service careers, one of the first things we learned about was products of combustion. One of the products mentioned was hydrogen cyanide (hereafter referred to as HCN). Not ...

Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) featured with high volatility and high adsorption is a common toxic and hazardous gas widely recognized as an industrial chemical and chemical warfare agent. Traces of HCN are ...

Friday, May 27: The normally divided Congress got together this week to take on a major overhaul of the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act, giving the Environmental Protection Agency broad new ...