Citation

Truscott A. CMAJ 2008; 179(4): 312-313.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Canadian Medical Association)

DOI

10.1503/cmaj.080878

PMID

18695173

PMCID

PMC2492967

Abstract

Japanese authorities have moved to crack down on websites listing the ingredients and the process for concocting a deadly hydrogen sulfide gas that has been used in a spate of recent "detergent suicides."

The gas, which can form a cloud that affects neighbours and rescuers, has often triggered mass evacuations.

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