Sodium hypochlorite: incident management and toxicology
Information on sodium hypochlorite, a common bleaching agent, for use in responding to chemical incidents.
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These documents provide information on the health effects of exposure, the chemical’s toxicity and material for responding to a chemical incident.
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Updates to this page
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The information on health effects observed following ingestion of household and concentrated bleach under the 'How exposure to sodium hypochlorite can affect your health' section of the 'general information' has been updated
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The content of the Incident Management document has been updated. The General Information and Toxicological Overview pages have undergone a HTML format update – the content within these pages has remained unchanged.
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Updated incident management document.
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Updated sodium hypochlorite: general information.
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Updated 'Sodium hypochlorite: incident management'.
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Updated 'Sodium hypochlorite: toxicology overview'.
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