Center for Health and the Environment University of California Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA.
J Agromedicine. 2013;18(2):151-73. doi: 10.1080/1059924X.2013.768135.
On December 10, 2009, a fumigation stack containing aluminum phosphide became soaked with rain water and caught fire at a pistachio processing plant in Kern County, California. Untrained plant personnel responding to the fire had exposure to pyrolysis by-products, particulates, and extinguisher ingredients. Ten workers taken for medical evaluation had respiratory and nonspecific systemic symptoms consistent with exposure to phosphine gas. Six of the 10 workers had respiratory distress, indicated by chest pain, shortness of breath, elevated respiratory rate, or decreased oxygen saturation. Recommendations are made for the management of similar illnesses and prevention of similar exposures.
2009 年 12 月 10 日，加利福尼亚州克恩县的一家开心果加工厂内，一个装有磷化铝的熏蒸烟囱被雨水浸透并起火。未经过培训的工厂人员在应对火灾时接触到热解产物、颗粒物和灭火器成分。10 名接受医学评估的工人出现了与磷化氢气体暴露一致的呼吸道和非特异性全身症状。这 10 名工人中有 6 人出现呼吸困难，表现为胸痛、呼吸急促、呼吸频率升高或血氧饱和度降低。针对类似疾病的治疗和类似暴露的预防提出了建议。
