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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Looking for suggestions: I need help finding the name of a chemical

Date: Sep 25, 2013 19:02 UTC

Author: Harry Elston <helston**At_Symbol_Here**MIDWESTCHEMSAFETY.COM>

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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Looking for suggestions: I need help finding the name of a chemical

Date: Sep 25, 2013 19:07 UTC

Author: Nail, John <jnail**At_Symbol_Here**OKCU.EDU>

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From: Don Abramowitz <dabramow**At_Symbol_Here**BRYNMAWR.EDU>

Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Looking for suggestions: I need help finding the name of a chemical

Date: Sep 25, 2013 19:07 UTC

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Demystify: 

Naphthalene?    A little flammable, but it's got hemolytic anemia and IARC 2B status going for it.  Is that toxic enough?

     Don

Donald Abramowitz, CIH
Environmental Health & Safety Officer
Bryn Mawr College
Bryn Mawr, PA



I need the collective wisdom of the group-

 

I'm trying to think of any chemical that is soluble in benzene and has NO significant hazardous characteristics other than toxicity (i.e., not flammable, corrosive, water-reactive, etc.).  However, the more toxic it is, the better-

 

I do not want the actual chemical - just the name.  I'm trying to create a hypothetical "what-if" scenario for an upcoming discussion about responding to chemical spills in a laboratory.

 

If you have any suggestions, please reply direct to stevemclean**At_Symbol_Here**byu.edu

 

Thanks,

SJM

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Office: (801) 422-6879

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