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Hydrogen peroxide: properties, incident management and toxicology

Information on hydrogen peroxide (also known as dihydrogen dioxide, hydrogen dioxide, hydroperoxide) for use in responding to chemical incidents.

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UK Health Security Agency
Published
1 July 2014
Last updated
28 November 2024 — See all updates

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Hydrogen peroxide: general information

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Hydrogen peroxide: toxicological overview

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Hydrogen peroxide: incident management

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Published 1 July 2014
Last updated 28 November 2024 + show all updates

  1. 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.

  2. Removed 'Hydrogen peroxide: general information, incident management and toxicology' document and updated 'Hydrogen peroxide: incident management'.

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