AScott - You are talking about chlorine dioxide GAS... yes the gas is toxic to inhale. CLO2 in small amounts is NOT toxic to healthy cells... just anerobes, virus, and parasites. ----- Original Message ----- From: ascottsil...@aol.com To: silver-list@eskimo.com Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 9:59 PM Subject: CS>MMS - Miracle Mineral Supplement
Effects on Humans: Chlorine dioxide is a severe respiratory and eye irritant in humans. Inhalation can produce coughing, wheezing, respiratory distress, and congestion in the lungs [Patnaik 1992]. Irritating effects in humans was intense at concentration levels of 5 ppm. Accidental exposure at 19 ppm of the gas inside a bleach tank resulted in the death of one worker (time of exposure is not specified) [ACGIH 1991]. Workers exposed for 5 years to average chlorine dioxide concentrations below 0.1 ppm but with excursions to higher concentrations had symptoms of eye and throat irritation, nasal discharge, cough, and wheezing; on bronchoscopy, bronchitis was observed in seven of the 12 workers [Clayton and Clayton 1982]. Concentrations of 0.25 ppm and less have been reported to worsen mild respiratory ailments [ACGIH 1991]. Two adults who ingested 250 ml of a 40 mg/l solution of chlorine dioxide experienced headache, nausea, abdominal discomfort, and lightheadedness within 5 minutes of ingestion. The symptoms disappeared within another 5 minutes [NLM http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/healthguidelines/chlorinedioxide/recognition.html#healthhazard ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Looking for a car that's sporty, fun and fits in your budget? Read reviews on AOL Autos.
