Health protection – guidance

Carbon tetrachloride: properties, incident management and toxicology

Information on carbon tetrachloride, also called tetrachloromethane, perchloromethane, necatorina, benzinoform or tetrachlorocarbon, for responding to chemical incidents.

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Carbon tetrachloride: properties, incident management and toxicology

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Carbon tetrachloride: general information

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Carbon tetrachloride: incident management

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Carbon tetrachloride: toxicological overview

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Detail

This guide to carbon tetrachloride, also called tetrachloromethane, perchloromethane, necatorina, benzinoform or tetrachlorocarbon, includes information on:

• its properties and effects on health following exposure
• how to respond to a chemical incident
• its toxicology

• Published: 1 July 2014

• From: Public Health England
• Part of: Planning for health emergencies