Abstract
This is a letter to editor in response to the commentary published in DARU about our article and has been asked by Editor to do so.
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Dear Editor-in-Chief With great thanks, we noted the reasonable suggestions presented in the recent commentary [1] about our article on toxicity of mustard [2]
It was commented that the frequency of ophthalmic complications due to sulfur mustard should be 39.3% based on the cited study [3] while it was reported 93.3%
Low solubility of sulfur mustard in water (920 mg/L) and ease of hydrolysis once dissolved prevents from transport of mustard through the soil into the groundwater [6], and it remains in the soil
Summary
Dear Editor-in-Chief With great thanks, we noted the reasonable suggestions presented in the recent commentary [1] about our article on toxicity of mustard [2]. It was commented that the frequency of ophthalmic complications due to sulfur mustard should be 39.3% based on the cited study [3] while it was reported 93.3%. The frequencies of these complications were reported 65% [4] and 94% [5] in other studies that bring up a challenging issue.
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