Tetrahydrofuran-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 Chemistry

Sulfur 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 chemistry

Methanol-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 reagents

Mercury-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

Sep 9,2019  Inorganic chemistry

Lithium aluminium hydride-Hazard and Toxicity

Lithium aluminium hydride, commonly abbreviated to LAH, is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula LiAlH4. It was discovered by Finholt, Bond and Schlesinger in 1947. This compound is used as

Sep 9,2019  Inorganic chemistry

Lead-Hazard and Toxicity

Lead is a bluish-white, heavy metallic element with properties that are more metal-like than the properties of metal loids or nonmetals. Lead can be found in its native state, meaning that elemental m

Sep 9,2019  Inorganic chemistry

Iodine-Hazard and Toxicity

Iodine is widely distributed in nature and it exists in the form of compounds. There are traces of iodine in rocks, soil, water, flora and fauna and air. But in addition to seawater, the distribution

Sep 9,2019  Inorganic chemistry

Hydrogen Sulfide-Hazard and Toxicity

Hydrogen Sulfide is a colorless, very poisonous, flammable gas with the characteristic foul odor of rotten eggs. It often results from the bacterial breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxyge

Sep 9,2019  Inorganic chemistry

Hydrofluoric acid-Hazard and Toxicity

Hydrofluoric acid (HF) is an aqueous solution of hydrogen fluoride gas. At room temperature, it appears as colorless transparent to light yellow smoke liquid with pungent odor. It has a specific gravi

Sep 9,2019  Inorganic chemistry

Hydrogen-Hazard and Toxicity

Hydrogen,H2, is a tasteless,colorless, odorless gas that may be liquified by cooling under pressure. Hydrogen is used in welding, in the production of ammonia, methanol, and other chemicals, for the h

Sep 9,2019  Inorganic chemistry
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