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. 2005 Dec;22(12):878–879. doi: 10.1136/emj.2004.015800

Nine cases of accidental exposure to dimethyl sulphate—a potential chemical weapon

J Rippey 1, M Stallwood 1
PMCID: PMC1726642  PMID: 16299199

Abstract

We report nine cases of varying degrees of inhalational exposure to DMS, occurring as a result of a single chemical spillage incident in the United Kingdom. Industrial poisoning is surprisingly rare and there are few previous reports in the literature outside China.

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