Guidance

Carbon tetrachloride: health effects, incident management and toxicology

Information about carbon tetrachloride when responding to chemical incidents.

• From: UK Health Security Agency
• Published: 1 July 2014
• Last updated: 17 November 2022 — See all updates

Documents

Carbon tetrachloride: toxicological overview

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Carbon tetrachloride: general information

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Carbon tetrachloride: incident management

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Details

These documents provide information on the health effects of exposure to carbon tetrachloride (known as tetrachloromethane, perchloromethane, necatorina, benzinoform or tetrachlorocarbon), the chemical’s toxicity and material for responding to a chemical incident.

Published 1 July 2014

Last updated 17 November 2022 + show all updates

1. 17 November 2022

   Updated guidance.

2. 7 August 2018

   Updated carbon tetrachloride incident management guidance.

3. 1 July 2014

   First published.