Copper inhalation

Shipment nd Stora.ge, Sulfur monochloride is minimally corrosive to carbon steel and iron when dry. If it is necessary to avoid discoloration caused by iron sulfide formation or chloride stress cracking, 310 stainless steel should be used. Sulfur monochloride is shipped in tank cars, tank tmcks, and steel dmms. When wet, it behaves like hydrochloric acid and attacks steel, cast iron, aluminum, stainless steels, copper and copper alloys, and many nickel-based materials. Alloys of 62 Ni—28 Mo and 54 Ni—15 Cr—16 Mo are useful under these conditions. Under DOT HM-181 sulfur monochloride is classified as a Poison Inhalation Hazard (PIH) Zone B, as well as a Corrosive Material (DOT Hazard Class B). Shipment information is available (140). 

Inhalation of dusts can cause metal fume fever (79,80), and ulceration or perforation of the nasal septum. Mild discomfort has been noted with workplace concentrations as low as 0.08 mg/m. The workplace standard (TLV) for copper dusts or mist is 1 mg/m and 0.2 mg/m for copper fume (81). 

The new data obtained on the elemental content of the ash from ritual censer confirm the hypothesis, which was postulated in earlier researches, about that possibility of the human copper-poisoning during the ritual narcotic inhalations. 

Lead nitrate and copper(ll) sulfate are moderately toxic by ingestion or inhalation. 

Skin Contact Wash skin at once to remove cyanide while removing all contaminated clothing including shoes do not delay Skin absorption can take place from cyanide dust, solutions, or hydrogen cyanide vapor. Absorption is slower than with inhalation, often measured in minutes rather than seconds (AC or HCN is absorbed much faster than metal cyanides from solutions such as sodium, potassium or copper cyanide solutions). After going though decontamination on the victim(s), watch him or her for at least one to two hours, if possible, since absorbed cyanide can continue to work into the blood stream. As a final note, wash clothing before reuse, and destroy contaminated shoes. 

Oxidants are present in the environment and in foods. Nitrogen oxides are oxidants present in cigarette smoke and urban smog. Other oxidants include the copper and iron salts in meat and some plants. Inhaling and ingesting oxidants such as these can increase the level of oxidants in our bodies. 

Copper dust and powder, as well as a few of its compounds, are flammable, or even explosive when ignited in contained areas. Many of copper s compounds are extremely toxic and poisonous either with skin contact or when inhaled or ingested and should be handled by pro-... 

Most of the compounds of arsenic are toxic when in contact with the skin, when inhaled, or when ingested. As with arsenics cousin phosphorus above it in group 15 of the periodic table, care must be taken when using arsenic. The compound arsenic trioxide (As O ), an excellent weed-killer, is also carcinogenic. Copper acetoarsenite, known as Paris green, is used to spray cotton for boll weevils. A poisonous dose of arsenic as small as 60 miUigrams can be detected within the body by using the Marsh test. 

Although the toxicity of metallic copper is very low, many copper(II) salts may have varying degrees of toxicity. Inhalation of dusts, mists or fumes of the metal can cause nasal perforation, cough, dry throat, muscle ache, chills and metal fever. Copper in trace amounts is a nutritional requirement, used metaholically in plant and animal enzymes and other biological molecules. It can be either a toxicant or a nutrient within a concentration that may be in the same order of magnitude. 

Beryllium Beryllium was first detected in 1798 in the gemstones beryl and emerald (BesA SigOis) and was subsequently prepared in pure form in 1828 by the reduction of BeCl2 with potassium. It is obtained today from large commercial deposits of beryl in Brazil and southern Africa. Though beryllium compounds are extremely toxic, particularly when inhaled as dust, the metal is nevertheless useful in forming alloys. Addition of a few percent beryllium to copper or nickel results in hard, corrosion-resistant alloys that are used in airplane engines and precision instruments. 

Copper iodide (I) 0.57 g 3.0 mmol harmful if swallowed, may be harmful if inhaled or absorbed through the skin... 

Both gaseous and particulate arsenic are potential inhalation hazards and may also contaminate surface soils, sediments, organisms, and waters near their points of origin ((Leoni and Sartori, 1997 Chein et al., 2006 Hedberg, Gidhagen and Johansson, 2005 Shih and Lin, 2003 Martley, Gulson and Pfeifer, 2004 Klumpp et al., 2003) Chapter 4). In particular, the upper 20 cm of soils within 15 km of a copper smelter and industrial complex at Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia, contain up to 26 mg kg-1 of arsenic. The soils normally have maximum arsenic concentrations of 5.9 mg kg-1 (Martley, Gulson and Pfeifer, 2004). 

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