This chemical is found in every industrial factory in the world. It is highly dangerous and extremely common. Here are some of the facts:
• Causes thousands of deaths every year from exposure worldwide.There is a system to keep track of hazardous materials. Each material has a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). Some of you may be familiar with it. Recently a chemist with whom I work pointed me to the MSDS for Dihydromonoxide. Here are a couple of entries from the MSDS, the official governmental record.
• In its solid form, can cause serious tissue damage. Has resulted in loss of limb and life.
• In its gaseous form, can cause serious burns to unprotected skin.
• Overexposure can cause an imbalance of electrolytes in the body and may be fatal.
• It is the 2nd leading cause of injury-related death for children aged 1-14 years. Black children ages 5 through 19 years have death rates 2.5 times the rate of whites from this substance. Death rates were at least 3 times greater for males than for females.
• It is found in many other common substances. It is the primary component of acid rain. It has been found in a large variety of cancerous tumors. It is widely used in pesticides and other equally dangerous chemicals.
• It is hazardous to most natural substances. It can erode substances as hard as rock. Worldwide, it is responsible for massive erosion of the environment.
• Many U.S. factories dump untreated Dihydromonoxide into rivers and streams without regard for its effects on the environment.
• The government is fully aware of its dangers, but continues to support its general use in a wide range of applications, in many cases subsidizing its use.
• Currently, the U.S. Navy and virtually every military organization are conducting experiments using dihydromonoxide without regard to personnel or environment.
IV. FIRE & EXPLOSION DATADespite all these dangers, the government has done nothing to curtail its use, its availability, or its dumping. We are working toward the curtailing of the widespread use of this dangerous chemical with the aim of eventually banning it altogether. We would appreciate your support of this movement. Find a petition to ban it and sign up. Contact your representatives in government and urge them to take action. Can we really afford to continue to keep this dangerous chemical on hand without any controls? Act now!
Unusual Fire and Explosion Hazard: Rapid temperature rise of liquid can result in explosive vaporization, particularly if in a sealed container.
V. HEALTH HAZARD INFORMATION
Inhalation
Acute overexposure: Inhalation can result in asphyxiation and is often fatal.
Skin Contact
Acute overexposure: Prolonged but constant contact with liquid may cause a mild dermatitis.
Chronic overexposure: Mild to severe dermatitis.
Ingestion
Acute overexposure: Excessive ingestion of liquid form can cause gastric distress and mild diarrhea.
VI. REACTIVITY DATA
Hazardous decomposition products: Hydrogen - Explosive gas Oxygen - Supports rapid combustion
3 comments:
That water joke has been around for a very, very long time!!!
Sign me up! This dangerous chemical needs to be removed from the planet permanently before we lose all life. I've even heard it contributes to global warming.
At first reading, some might consider this concern of TIS BAD to be all wet (water you talking about?), but I am aware of a virtual deluge of pressure to “drink the Kool-Aid,” so to speak. For decades, we all have been “strongly advised” to drink 8 glasses a day of this Dihydromonoxide--even masking the taste with lemon or other flavorings if necessary. Everywhere one goes, there are bottles, cans, and push-button dispensers of a form of this stuff laced with addictive sugar or High Fructose Corn Syrup to make us love it. My own “health care provider” has persuaded me to swallow a tablet every day (supposedly to lower my high blood pressure) which essentially causes me to crave Dihydromonoxide; fortunately, I generally resist the temptation to drink the stuff, since I’ve learned that my body can’t dispel it fast enough. Who knew that the hippies promoting dehydrated foods were the smart ones?!
In any case, I hope TIS BAD receives a flood of support, as this is a concern that should not be watered down. I for one appreciate this important reminder to avoid exposure to Dihydromonoxide today, even though it’s very hot in my neck of the woods--I certainly won’t foolishly jump in a large basin of the stuff out in the yard! (I will ask my husband to drain that dangerous store of Dihydromonoxide immediately.) And, fortunately, this post caught me in the nick of time--I was just about to dump that poison on my wilting flower pots out on the deck; they will thank me for my sagacity, I am sure.
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