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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Danger of Chemical Exposure.

2016-02-08 by Adam Smith

Acetone may not be that bad, I have heard that from other sources.


Methanol is a real hazard to breath or for skin uptake, or so I was 
trained a long time ago. I would look into it further before I assumed a 
clean bill of health for Methyl Hydrate, if I was you. YMMV, and as I 
said, the training on which I base the comment is not recent.


Adam


On 2/8/2016 11:37 AM, alan00463@... [Homebrew_PCBs] wrote:
>
> When I talked to here about acetone in the workplace, my sister the 
> beautician said that
>
> 1.    She knew of no adverse health effects from breathing it at the
> salon for years, at low concentrations.
> 2.   No ventilation of its fumes was done at her workplace.
> 3.   The only workplace precaution regarding acetone was that NOT
>        more than one gallon of it was allowed to be in the salon at a 
> time.
>
> Hence, I will not hesitate to experiment using the acetone/methanol 
> mixture indoors w/ closed windows. However, I will first get a sealed 
> tin to store the flammable chemicals in when not in use, and a pair of 
> chemical safety goggles.
>
> 


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Adam Smith
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