[s-cars] Toluene....and other bargains

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In a message dated 11/02/2002 8:37:33 AM Eastern Standard Time,
robert at s-cars.org writes:

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> There are levels of carcinogen activity, Rod.  True, xylene is a carcinogen
>
> but it isn't among the most hazardous of carcinogens.  Just because your
> lab treats the stuff as if a single contact with it will lead to your
> ultimate death within the next three years doesn't necessarily make it
> so.  Now, if you make that the next 150 years then it's another
> matter.  :-)  Repeated regular exposure to xylene should be avoided but a
> single contact is unlikely to be particularly hazardous.  Uh, avoid open
> flames while in contact with xylene.  That _would_ be hazardous.  :-)
>
> I must also differ with " Xylene on your hands will immediately draw all
> moisture from your skin,"  Xylene and water are, for all purposes,
> immiscible.  Xylene will remove the oil from your skin but not the
> water.  Xylene on your hands is not a good idea but let's don't get all
> panicked about it.  As far as the rest of your statement goes, I have n

I am happy to hear this as I have been exposed. Like all things in hospitals
risks must be minimized, this is why they care us too death about it,
manufacturers do as well. Thanks for clarifying this, altho the use in a lab
is to take ?all moisture from tissue samples so ??
Rod