Hi all,

I had an interesting question today-fire extinguisher went off in trunk of car carrying mom and breastfed baby.  Hazmat responded, checked them out.  Neither have any respiratory symptoms.  Since some of the chemical came in contact with mom's skin and she also inhaled some of it, she is concerned about her milk.  The chemicals are:  
monoammonium phosphate (55-65% concentration)
ammonium sulfate (30-40% concentration)
silica and mica (<1-2% concentration)

My gut is that the absorption would be low and likely not problematic for the baby.  I just thought I'd see if anyone here has any prior experience with such an issue.

Thanks,

Mary Ryngaert
UF Center for Breastfeeding and Newborns
Gainesville, FL

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