> MSDS Health Rating of common chemicals
>
> None (0)
>
> water:
> Health Rating: 0 - None
> Flammability Rating: 0 - None
> Reactivity Rating: 1 - Slight
> Contact Rating: 0 - None
>
Interesting how you can use chemical hazard info to show something is
benign or hazardous. Water actually kills more by far than all the other
listed chemicals combined. I believe it is the third highest cause of
death of children (drowning). One of my good friends died from it.
It is all in how you use it. OA is about 4% for the drip method and is
fairly safe, but I would agree with it being a hazard when used in
vaporizers. I would guess that cumophose is well down the hazard ladder,
but I would feel more comfortable handling concentrated Sulfuric Acid
than it.
Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine
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