County wide methanol project -- was: Re: [Gasification] Re:Gasification Digest, Vol 23, Issue 28

[Dick Glick]

Hello All -- 

I don't know how I lived through 60 years in the chemistry lab -- all those 
horrible solvents like methanol, benzene, toluene, etc -- but times have 
changed and now they're killers -- ???

Best, Dick
www.CorpFutRes.com



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Harmon Seaver" <hseaver at gmail.com>
To: "Gasification" <GASIFICATION at listserv.repp.org>; 
<bioconversion at listserv.repp.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:23 AM
Subject: Re: County wide methanol project -- was: Re: [Gasification] 
Re:Gasification Digest, Vol 23, Issue 28


> Just do a google on methanol toxicity. For instance:
>
> "Lethal doses are thought to range from 30-240 mL; the minimum lethal
> dose is believed to be 1 g/kg body weight."
>
> http://www.emedicine.com/NEURO/topic217.htm
>
>   Methanol is very readily absorbed thru the skin, sub-lethal doses
> cause damage to the nervous system and eyes.
>
>
>
> On 6/26/06, Arnt Karlsen <arnt at c2i.net> wrote:
>> On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 19:48:22 -0500, Harmon wrote in message
>> <22acb24d0606261748i7c237c34v507d837d9d18cd5a at mail.gmail.com>:
>>
>> >    This conversation really belongs on the bioconversion list rather
>> > than gasification.
>>
>> ..aye.
>>
>> > But have you given any thought to just how toxic methanol is? Spill it
>> > on your hand while refueling and you probably won't survive the
>> > experience.
>>
>> ..maybe I'm on long term bonus time, but some aero modellers have messed
>> around with methanol and castor oil for decades.  We do however worry
>> about epoxy glues and paints, there is an individual and appearantly
>> accumulating tolerance limit, some oldtimers can mess around for decades
>> with no visible effects while a few unfortunate souls lose their health
>> building their first model.
>>
>> --
>> ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o)
>> ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry...
>>   Scenarios always come in sets of three:
>>   best case, worst case, and just in case.
>>
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>
> -- 
> Harmon Seaver
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