Chlorine Inhalation Lab Report

The chemicals that Clorox bleach contains are water, sodium hypochlorite, sodium chloride, coco-betaine, fragrance, sodium carbonate, sodium chlorate, sodium hydroxide, sodium [olyacrylate, and sodium xylene sulfonate. Sodium hypochlorite has several short term potential health risks such as causing irritation and burns when in contact with skin, causing eye damage and irritation when in contact with eyes, irritating the nose, throat, and lungs upon inhalation, which can cause shortness of breath and pulmonary edema at higher exposures, and can also cause headache, dizziness, nausea, and vomiting. Chronic health effects include bronchitis after repeated exposure to inhalation. Fragrance can cause skin irritation, allergy, and has been linked to organ system toxicity. Sodium carbonate can be corrosive to the gastro intestinal tract if ingested. It can also cause blistering when in contact with skin and can be corrosive to eyes and cause conjuctival edema and corneal destruction. Sodium chlorate can irritate and burn skin and eyes, and can cause nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain, as well as damage the kidneys and affect the liver. High levels of sodium chlorate can reduce the body’s ability to transport oxygen and at very high levels, exposure can lead to death. Sodium hydroxide is corrosive to skin and

Among all chemicals found at Love Canal, some caused minor health effects, such as skin irritation caused by dibromoethane and benzoic acid, but others were more serious. Since the chemicals became airborne, they caused respiratory conditions as well. Some of the major chemicals associated with Love Canal include benzaldehyde, which is an allergen, and benzene, which is a skin irritant with chronic effects, such as leukemia and anemia. Carbon tetrachloride is tied to acute effects, such as hepatitis and kidney damage, and chronic effects, such as liver tumors. Chloroform caused central nervous narcosis, skin and respiratory irritation, and stomach symptoms. The main chemical found was dioxin, which was most severe in its health effects; chronic effects included nervous system disorders and psychological

As the leader of this clan, I chose to bring chlorine because I believe the chemical properties will be important as a wound disinfectant and to help purify water. The first important chemical property of chlorine is it’s solution when mixed with water to help kill bacteria in a wound. According to a website called https://www.leaf.tv/articles/the-effects-of-pool-chlorine-on-healing-wounds/ “When chlorine in the water penetrates the skin, it will help kill the bacteria in the wound.” This property is very important on the island for any medical issues that might occur while on the island. Even though, we hope for no medical issues to arise there is always the possibility and we want to ensure that, that has the littlest possible chance of happening,

Conclusion and evaluation Investigating the effect of pH on the concentration of chloramines and evaluating their effects in pool water was the aim of this experiment and research. With the data collected and processed, I can now discuss the extent of influence of pH in chloramine treatment as well as the success of this experiment. The experiment prove that pH is a very crucial agent in cleaning of a pool. A pound for pound efficiency is almost guaranteed for chlorine administered in any form if proper pH management is considered. Looking at the dissociation of hypochlorous acid under different pH values, it can be proven that the lower the pH the better the efficacy of chlorine.

Air contaminants: are particles, liquids, and gases in the air, which have dangerous chemical properties that affect our health. Air pollution happens when there is an abundance of foreign substances in the air, this happens when there is an abundance of factories releasing harmful gases into the air. The Contaminated air can enter the body by four major routes: 1-Inhalation (breathing): Contaminated air in the workplace can be inhaled. Air is drawn through the mouth and nose and then into the lungs. 2- Skin contact: Chemicals that pass through the skin are nearly always in liquid form. 3- Digestive system (ingestion or eating): Chemicals can enter the stomach either by swallowing contaminated mucus which has been expelled from the lungs, or

Currently, there is no data to conclusively show what specific cancer they are at the highest risk of developing. Many studies clearly show that exposure to TCDD is directly related to the development of chloroacne disease. Follow-up studies on residential populations exposed to TCDD show a significant increase in COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, deaths (ATSD, 1998, p. 28). It is not clear whether or not stress induced through experiencing an environmental disaster could have had an effect in contributing to these deaths. It has been proposed that TCDD inhibits the body’s normal reaction to respiratory infections, compounding the effects of pre-existing COPD. Additionally, there is conflicting evidence regarding whether or not acute exposure to CDD results in immediately evidenced irritation in the upper respiratory

Chlorine is a commonly known element highly notable for its use as a sanitizer in most swimming pools. Chlorine, when poured into water, breaks down into various smaller chemicals that are efficient in killing different bacterias and viruses. Acids invade bacterium and destroy the proteins’ ability to function, causing the cell to die.

An extensive evaluation of the ecological risk of chlorpyrifos to aquatic environments in North America has been carried out (Giesy et al., 1999). On the other hand, few human health risk assessments (Aponso et al., 2002) on chronic exposure to low doses of chlorpyrifos have been conducted.

TCE is so dangerous that even if you work or live near a workplace where trichloroethylene is used, you may breathe in oxygen contaminated with trichloroethylene. You can even make contact with the chemical without even knowing it. But in the case of Woburn, Trichlorethylene and Perchloroethylene was in the water that the residents drank.[3]When one person drinks water that's contaminated with TCE and PCE,the water will go straight into the stomach.When in the stomach, a lot of the Trichloroethylene will move

chlorine is a chemical element, its roughly basic ( 90 ). Naturally chemically reactive, chlorines is combined with other elements and compounds has been used to produce essential products. Chlorine was discovered in 1774, by the Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele, he observed a greenish gas when he combined manganese dioxide and hydrochloric acid. Carl Wilhelm Scheele thought the gas contained oxygen. Carl didn’t realize that had generated an unknown chemical element. In 1810 a British scientist called Sir Humphrey Davey identified the gas as a distinct chemical element and he was the one who called it “chlorine”. Chlorine is a naturally reactive chemical element that can bond readily with any other substances to form a vast array of a useful compound. Chlorine has a melting point of 155.6 degree ( c ) and boils at 100.1 degree (c ). It may be produced by the direction of its elements at 225 degree ( c ). The symbol of chlorine in the periodic table is ( CI ) and its atomic number is 17 while it has a mass of 35.4527amu. people uses chlorine mostly in water in specific in swimming pools. This essay will talk about why do people use chlorine in the swimming pool and the disadvantages of chlorine and how it affects the human body.

Chlorate, chlorite, and bromate are by-products that are formed by oxidation of the halides when drinking water and mineral water are disinfected. Their concentration needs to be monitored on account of their suspected carcinogenic properties. Prior to injection, the samples pass through an ultrafiltration cell, which are designed for rapid concentration or purifications of macromolecular (large molecule) solutions from 3 to 400 mL.

Higher concentration of chlorinated water was found can cause miscarriage in pregnant women due to the formation of cancer-causing byproducts which is trihalomethanes such as carcinogenic chloroform and carbon tetrachloride. The formation of trihalomethanes is due to the reaction between free chlorine and the organic matter which originally present in the water. This statement was prove in one study with 5,000 pregnant women in the Fontana, Walnut Creek and Santa Clara areas of California as the samples and found that pregnant women who drank more than five glasses a day of tap water containing over 75 parts per billion of THMs had a 9.5% risk of spontaneous abortion such as miscarriage if compared 5.7% risk found in those women who are less

Impact toxicity of commercial Sodium Chlorid Salt on Kidney and DNA of male mice Part 1

When a receptor comes into contact with the exposure media there are several ways the pesticide could enter the body. The way the contaminant enters body is known as the route of exposure. The routes we are concerned with are ingestion, inhalation and absorption

Some of the physical symptoms attributed to disinfection byproducts include coughing, eye and nose irritation, anemia, stomach discomfort, damaged hair and skin. Severe symptoms include wheezing or aggravating asthma. It has also been found that the routine breathing of irritants may increased sensitivity to other types of irritants such as fungi and bacteria. Improperly balanced chlorinated pools can actually cause severe asthma. These findings may explain why swimmers are more prone to exercise induced asthma than athletes in other sports. "Results show that nitrogen trichloride or trichloramine is a cause of occupational asthma in swimming pool workers like lifeguards and swim instructors," says Dr. K. Thickett of the Occupational Lung Diseases Unit at the Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. In Dr. Thickett's study, his subjects either stopped taking inhaled corticosteroids altogether, or their asthma symptoms decreased significantly once they were placed in an environment away from the swimming pools. Dr. Thickett's study has been supported by research from other European and Australian sources. Outdoor aquatic facilities have plenty of fresh air and UV light, which means they are not as susceptible to the chloramine problem.