Trifluoroacetic acid-Health Hazards and Toxicity
Trifluoroacetic acid is a highly corrosive substance. Contact of the liquid with the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes can cause severe burns, and ingestion can result in serious damage to the digestiv
Sep 10,2019 Organic ChemistryToluene diisocyanate-Health Hazards and Toxicity
The acute toxicity of toluene diisocyanate by inhalation is high. Exposure to TDI can cause lung damage and decreased breathing capacity. Symptoms of exposure may include coughing, tightness of the ch
Sep 10,2019 Organic ChemistryPalladium-Hazard and Toxicity
Palladium was discovered in 1803 by W.H. Wollaston during refining and purification of- platinum metal. This new metal was found in the aqua regia extract of native platinum and was detected in soluti
Sep 10,2019 Inorganic chemistryOzone-Hazard and Toxicity
Ozone,O3, a colorless gas or dark blue liquid, also known as activated oxygen,is an allotropic form of oxygen formed in nature by lightning in air and during evaporation of water particularly by spray
Sep 10,2019 Inorganic chemistryOxygen-Hazard and Toxicity
Oxygen, O2, is a colorless, tasteless, gaseous element essential to almost all forms of life. It promotes respiration and combustion. Oxygen comprises 20% of the earth's atmosphere and is the most abu
Sep 10,2019 Inorganic chemistryIodomethane-Hazard and Toxicity
Iodomethane is also commonly called methyl iodide. It is a volatile liquid related to methane by replacement of hydrogen. Iodomethane is miscible with common organic solvents. It is colourless, althou
Sep 10,2019 Organic ChemistryTetrahydrofuran-Health Hazard and Toxicity
The acute toxicity of THF by inhalation and ingestion is low. Liquid THF is a severe eye irritant and a mild skin irritant, but is not a skin sensitizer. At vapor levels of 100 to 200 ppm, THF irritat
Sep 9,2019 Organic ChemistrySulfur dioxide--Health Hazard and Toxicity
The acute toxicity of sulfur dioxide is moderate. Inhalation of high concentrations may cause death as a result of respiratory paralysis and pulmonary edema. Exposure to 400 to 500 ppm is immediately
Sep 9,2019 Inorganic chemistryMethanol-Hazard and Toxicity
Methyl alcohol, also known as methanol or wood alcohol, is a clear, colorless, flammable liquid that is the simplest alcohol. World production of methanol is approximately 8.5 billion gallons annually
Sep 9,2019 Organic reagentsMercury-Hazard and Toxicity
Mercury is a chemical element with the symbol Hg and atomic number 80. It is commonly known as quicksilver and was formerly named hydrargyrum. A heavy, silvery d-block element, mercury is the only met
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