Toxic agents 3 Alcohol

Fire Hazards - Flash Point (deg. F) 168 OC Flammable Limits in Air (%) No data Fire Extinguishing Agents Alcohol foam, dry chemical, carbon dioxide Fire Extinguishing Agerus Not To Be Used Water may be ineffective Special Hazards of Combustion Products Toxic nitrogen oxides forni in fire situations Behavior in Fire No data Ignition Temperature No data Electrical Hazard No data Burning Rate 4.13 mm/min. 

G. Little and A. Pruiu, Benzyl alcohol Toxic agent in neonatal units, Pediatrics, 72, 356 (1983). 

Cirrhosis, which was mentioned in connection with chronic alcoholism above, is an often fatal end result of liver damage. It is often the result of repeated exposure to toxic agents, such as occurs with alcohol imbibed by heavy drinkers. Cirrhosis is characterized by deposition and buildup of fibrous collagen tissue, which replaces active liver cells and eventually forms barriers in the liver that prevent it from functioning. 

To date, proteomic investigations into human heart disease have centered on dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). DCM is a disease of unknown etiology, characterized by impaired systolic function resulting in heart failure. Known contributory factors of DCM are viral infections, cardiac-specific autoantibodies, toxic agents, genetic factors, and sustained alcohol abuse. As many as 100 cardiac proteins... 

Some toxic agents such as Pb, Hg, other heavy metals, and many organic substances are excreted in the bile as conjugates to the intestinal tract for elimination in the feces. Other common routes of elimination include the lungs for gaseous (e.g., NH3) and volatile toxicants (e.g., alcohol, sweat, tears, and saliva), as well as breast milk and eggs in females. 

American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Fetus and Newborn and Committee on Drugs. Benzyl alcohol toxic agent in neonatal units. Pediatrics 1983, 72, 356-358. 

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