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Re: Chemicals and Bee Operations
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Peter Borst <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:02:29 -0400
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On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 16:35:06 GMT, [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>peter, although in isolation, the oa msds might look scary, take a
>look at the one for asprin for comparison....not much more
>comforting...yet it isn't anything that i would run away scared from.

Well, let's compare then:

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 

Slight (1)

Aspirin (acetysalicylic acid):
Health Rating: 1 - Slight
Flammability Rating: 1 - Slight
Reactivity Rating: 0 - None
Contact Rating: 1 - Slight 

Sodium chloride
Health Rating: 1 - Slight
Flammability Rating: 0 - None
Reactivity Rating: 0 - None
Contact Rating: 1 - Slight 

Moderate (2)

Thymol:
Health Rating: 2 - Moderate (Life)
Flammability Rating: 1 - Slight
Reactivity Rating: 1 - Slight
Contact Rating: 2 - Moderate 

Acetic Acid:
Health Rating: 2 - Moderate
Flammability Rating: 2 - Moderate
Reactivity Rating: 2 - Moderate
Contact Rating: 3 - Severe (Corrosive) 

Severe (3)

Formic acid:
Health Rating: 3 - Severe (Life)
Flammability Rating: 2 - Moderate
Reactivity Rating: 2 - Moderate
Contact Rating: 4 - Extreme (Corrosive)

Hydrochloric acid:
Health Rating: 3 - Severe (Poison)
Flammability Rating: 0 - None
Reactivity Rating: 2 - Moderate
Contact Rating: 4 - Extreme (Corrosive) 

Extreme (4)

Oxalic acid:
Health Rating: 4 - Extreme (Poison)
Flammability Rating: 1 - Slight
Reactivity Rating: 1 - Slight
Contact Rating: 3 - Severe (Corrosive) 

Sodium Hydroxide (Lye):
Health Rating: 4 - Extreme (Poison)
Flammability Rating: 0 - None
Reactivity Rating: 2 - Moderate
Contact Rating: 4 - Extreme (Corrosive) 

Sulfuric acid:
Health Rating: 4 - Extreme (Poison)
Flammability Rating: 0 - None
Reactivity Rating: 2 - Moderate
Contact Rating: 4 - Extreme (Corrosive) 

[I don't make this stuff up]

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