Evaluation of toxicity of bitumen salt mass obtained by destruction of sarin at the plant "Shchuchye" in Kurgan region
The toxicity of aqueous extracts bitumen salt mass (BSM), obtained at different periods of exposure was studied. According to the passport of waste BSM after the destruction of sarin hydrolysis monoethanolamine at the facility in Shchuchye (Kurgan region) are considered to be moderately hazardous. The research was conducted on 112 nonlinear white laboratory mice. After intragastric input to mice water extracts of the BSM obtained by extraction in a period of 20-30 days, the mortality reached 70%. Thus, it is shown that the water-soluble components have significant BSM acute toxicity to mammals.