Abstract

The main object of the present trials was to ascertain whether ill effects attributable to cordite could be reproduced experimentally. Additional aims were to obtain information on (1) the mode of absorption of cordite, (2) the influence of cordite fumes on the efficiency of operatives at ambient and at high wet-bulb temperatures, (3j the occurrence of any acquired immunity, (4) the extent, if any, to which carbon dioxide might contribute to the symp toms, and (5) the concentration of nitrogen dioxide and carbon monoxide released during cordite handling in addition to the vapour of nitroglycerine.

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