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Don't inhale your Jig-A-Loo --- causes Headaches

daniel0731ex

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I just read this wikipedia article about Methylene Chloride today when researching about Jig-a-Loo:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dichloromethane#Toxicity

Dichloromethane is the least toxic of the simple chlorohydrocarbons, but it is not without its health risks as its high volatility makes it an acute inhalation hazard. Dichloromethane is also metabolized by the body to carbon monoxide potentially leading to carbon monoxide poisoning. Acute exposure by inhalation has resulted in optic neuropathy and hepatitis. Prolonged skin contact can result in the dichloromethane dissolving some of the fatty tissues in skin, resulting in skin irritation or chemical burns.

No wonder why I got headaches ffor three days after Canadian Open '09....
 
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