Tobacco smoke contains at least 250 chemicals known to be toxic or to cause cancer. A smoking habit of just one to four cigarettes a day is enough to increase your chance of developing cardiovascular disease. Pneumonia, emphysema and respiratory infections, cataracts and eye problems, and certain...
New Life for a Toxic Wasteland ; How Do You Turn the Cyanide-Contaminated Beckton Alp into a Useful Public Space? Muf Is the Architectural Practice with a PlanIT IS THE best of places, it is the worst of places. It is a rare hill in the flats of east London, with a panoramic ...
How toxic is superglue? All I really know about it is that it's technically called "cyanoacrylate", but the "cyano" part makes me nervous. The last episode of Mythbusters I saw had them sticking stuff to other stuff with superglue (which they called "super adhesive" for some reason) and...
Ethanol: Ethanol (ethyl alcohol), used to make drinking spirits, is an antidote for poisoning from methanol and ethylene glycol, toxic types of alcohol used in industries. Ethanol saturates the liver enzyme, alcohol dehydrogenase that breaks down alcohols, and prevents the breakdown of methanol and...
Deadly to humans, tetrodotoxin is 1,200 times more toxic than cyanide. Once you're hit, the toxin will start paralyzing all your muscles, including those in the respiratory system. It then causes brain damage, effectively making you a zombie before ending your life. And if yo...
Dumped tires are highly likely to catch fire, which is highly not extinguishable. The thick, dark smoke released contains toxic pollutants including carbon monoxide, benzene, xylene, acetone, ethylene, and cyanide, which spells environmental pollution and poses health risks for humans. ...
Deadly to humans, tetrodotoxin is 1,200 times more toxic than cyanide. Once you're hit, the toxin will start paralyzing all your muscles, including those in the respiratory system. It then causes brain damage, effectively making you a zombie before ending your life. And if yo...
The most common solvent is cyanide, which must be combined with oxygen in a process known as carbon-in-pulp. As the cyanide and oxygen react chemically, gold in the pulp dissolves. When workers introduce small carbon grains to the tank, the gold adheres to the carbon. Filtering the pulp ...
Non-Toxic Floor Cleaner: Mix: 1 Cup white distilled vinegar 1 gallon water Directions: mop or use a foam sponge across hard-surface floors. Spread out so water does not pool. Let air dry. Non-Toxic Drain Cleaner: Pour 1/2 cup baking soda down drain ...
Deadly to humans, tetrodotoxin is 1,200 times more toxic than cyanide. Once you're hit, the toxin will start paralyzing all your muscles, including those in the respiratory system. It then causes brain damage, effectively making you a zombie before ending your life. And if yo...