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SOLVENT USERS
ARE EXPOSED
TO LEGAL RISKS
KNOW
THE HAZARDS
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DEPRESSION
"Inhalation is the most
important route of exposure for solvents"
http://www.lungusa.org/occupational/solvents.html
"Solvents can be absorbed through the skin and
travel to other parts of the body"
http://www.lungusa.org/occupational/solvents.html
Large Retailer Fined For
Hazardous Discharges - AUGUST 9, 2005
A judge in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin has ordered home improvement
supply company Menard Inc. to pay $2 Million in fines and surcharges for
illegally discharging pollutants into state waters. According to the
complaint filed by the state, employees at a Menard distribution center
in Eau Claire repeatedly dumped solvents, cleaners and other pollutants
down a drain that emptied into a tributary of the Chippewa River from
September 2001 to September 2003.
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ACCORDING TO THE MSDS
OVEREXPOSURE OF THESE
LEADING SOLVENT BRANDS
CC 142+ Mineral Spirits
“High concentrations of vapor may be harmful if inhaled and may irritate
the respiratory tract (nose, throat, and lungs). High concentrations may
cause nausea, vomiting, headaches, dizziness, loss of coordination,
numbness, and other central nervous system effects. May be harmful if
swallowed. Aspiration can result in lung damage or possible death.”
SK Premium Gold Solvent #6605, #6638
“Eye irritation, skin irritation and dermatitis. Respiratory tract
irritation, headache, dizziness, nausea, impaired coordination,
anesthesia, CNS effects. CNS depression, vomiting, throat irritation.
Inhalation into lungs causing pulmonary injury and death.”
ZEP Dyna Blue #0369
“Overexposure to the vapors may produce mucous membrane irritation of
the eye and the respiratory tract. Overexposure may also produce mild
CNS depression characterized by headache, dizziness, nausea, and stupor,
leading to unconsciousness in extreme cases. Introduction of solvents,
as in the aspiration of vomitus fluid, may produce chemical pneumonia.
Existing respiratory disorders and lung diseases may be aggravated by
inhalation of vapors.”
MAY
CAUSE ANY
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CNS DEPRESSION |
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DERMATITIS |
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PULMONARY EDEMA |
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CONVULSIONS |
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LIVER DAMAGE |
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RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS |
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TREMORS |
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CHEMICAL PNEUMONIA |
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IMPAIRED |
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SKIN IRRITATION |
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COORDINATION |
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