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Subject: Re: Home Safety Presentation
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 13:41:15 -0600
Author: Bill.Leonard**At_Symbol_Here**CO.HENNEPIN.MN.US
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Subject: Re: Home Safety Presentation
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 20:15:00 +0000
Author: jaytoigo3**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM
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Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2011 15:14:34 -0500
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From: "Dr. Jay A. Young" <chemsafety**At_Symbol_Here**VERIZON.NET>
Subject: Re: Home Safety Presentation
Darrell,
There are a few published books that
would serve as
a source of the kind of household chemical hazard information you
identify. None of those of which I am aware are without
error.
Among those however there is one that
probably
has the fewest errors: "Guide to Hazardous Products Around the
Home"
published by the Missouri Household Hazardous Waste Project in
1989. Their
phone: 417-889-5000 and Fax 417-889-5012.
Alternatively, in your presentation,
just tell
students how to read the label. I know of only a few exceptions to
this as
a good thing to rely on:
1. Rust stain remover: Most of
these contain
HF and the labels do NOT properly describe the hazards and precautions
nor the
remedies.
2. Some oven cleaner's: Some are simply
sodium
hydroxide in an aerosol can and the labels do not adequately describe
the
precautions, hazards, and what to do if you get NaOH on your skin.
(The
problem also is that NaOH on the skin is painless so it can sit
there and
eat away clear in, to the bone, and you won't be aware of anything
happening--and the label is silent about this hazard.)
3. Borax. I'll not go into the
details but
the label on all of the borax containers that I have seen in more than
80 years
of experience are silent about any of the real hazards. For some
adults
and almost all children under the age of 6 years or so,inhalation of
borax dust
or spray from a solution produces severe respiratory harm.
4. Drain cleaners. Some labels
are grossly
inadequate. The only reliable labels that I know of are those on
the
products sold under the "Drano" label.
Hope this helps a little
bit.
Jay A. Young
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, February 01,
2011 12:22
PM
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Home Safety
Presentation
I would like to know if anyone in our group has
prepared
and give a presentation on Chemical Safety at Home? If you have
sources
for information on this topic, I would appreciate it if you would
share this
information with me.
Darrell
Watson, Ph. D.
Professor of Chemistry
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Box 8438 UMHB Station
Belton, Texas 76513
(254) 295-4537
dwatson**At_Symbol_Here**umhb.edu
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