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Xenon trioxide was compared for toxicity in the few common oxidants using three bioassays. On a molar basis XeO3 and HOCl were similar, but XeO3 was less active than expected when comparisons were based on normality.
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Siegel, S.M., Smith, C.W. A note on the biological activity of the noble gas compound xenon trioxide. Space Life Sciences 3, 260–264 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00928171
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00928171