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El_Johns

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13. According to the write-up, it's toxic if ingested, causes liver & kidney damage & neurological
Sun Jan 12, 2014, 02:36 AM
Jan 2014

damage, iow it will probably kill you before you could get cancer.

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I'm not a chemistry whiz, but it's a form of methanol, right? Methanol kills. El_Johns Jan 2014 #1
Not like methanol - in fact this is an incorrect listing of the subtance. The media gets it wrong. NRaleighLiberal Jan 2014 #2
In your opinion, based on the limited information available.... Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #5
the quantity that was spilled won't be easy to clean out of the water system - NRaleighLiberal Jan 2014 #6
Thanks. nt Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #9
the question that runs through my head onethatcares Jan 2014 #14
Whatever it is, according to the references I saw, it can cause death. El_Johns Jan 2014 #8
depends upon dose, exposure type, etc - though essentially everything is a chemical NRaleighLiberal Jan 2014 #10
This is nothing like methanol. Gman Jan 2014 #12
According to the write-up, it's toxic if ingested, causes liver & kidney damage & neurological El_Johns Jan 2014 #13
No no no!..youre focusing on the wrong part of the molocule...cyclohexene ... Drew Richards Jan 2014 #16
Ask him if he would let his wife and kids drink it for a week. jsr Jan 2014 #3
because the chemical company will put its tanks wherever the fuck it wants! stg81 Jan 2014 #4
Because America Is Freedom jsr Jan 2014 #7
Well, they DO have a Bald Eagle on their logo. Cut them some slack. Hassin Bin Sober Jan 2014 #11
Sounds like a Chris Christie answer. Cha Jan 2014 #15
You ask, "And why are chemical storage tanks perched on a high bank above a major river???" theHandpuppet Jan 2014 #17
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