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To the Editor: Hydrochlorofluorocarbons are being developed as alternative solvents for use instead of chlorofluorocarbons, which deplete stratospheric ozone and increase ultraviolet radiation at the earth's surface.¹ The metabolism and toxicity of these new hydrochlorofluorocarbons in humans and animals have been only very partially studied.^2,3 They are considered to have low toxicity. Among them, 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane is a potential substitute for trichlorofluoromethane (also known as CFC-11) in foam-blowing operations and as a cleaning agent in the computer industry.^2,4 We report a fatal intoxication involving 1,1-dichloro-1-fluoroethane.

A 40-year-old man was found collapsed in a factory workroom where he had been cleaning a . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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