A happy little list of TOXIC chemicals coming to the ground near
you… Quoting just a few from the Register Herald Article:
Hazardous chemical class 3. Highly flammable. Harmful by
inhalation and if swallowed. Irritating to eyes and skin.
Poison. Chronic poisoning occurs in those who are repeatedly
exposed to boric acid. Once used to disinfect and treat wounds,
patients who received such treatment repeatedly got sick, and
some died. Causes severe irritation of upper respiratory tract
with coughing, burns, breathing difficulty and possible coma.
May cause kidney injury Disodium Octaborate Tetrahydrate.
Affects the gastrointestinal tract, skin, vascular system and
brain Ingestion may be fatal. Liquid can cause severe damage to
skin and eyes. Threshold Limit Value — 5 ppm. Lethal to fish
from 25 mg/l or more. Toxic for aquatic organisms due to pH
shift. Exposure to higher levels can cause breathing
difficulties, narrowing of the bronchioles, blue colour of the
skin, accumulation of fluid in the lungs and death Te