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LOL, just found this Isaac Send a noteboard - 12/12/2009 10:24:59 AM
Was looking up the MSDS for isobutanol for another thread, came across this rather interesting one:

MSDS: Dihydrogen Monoxide
Dihydrogen monoxide (also known as hydric acid) is responsible for injury, death, and property damage all over the world. Visit the Dihydrogen Monoxide Research Division online at www.dhmo.org, or send email to info@dhmo.org for more information.

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MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEET FOR DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE
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PRODUCT NAME: DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE
FORMULA WT: 18.00
CAS NO.: 07732-18-5
NIOSH/RTECS NO.: ZC0110000
COMMON SYNONYMS: DIHYDROGEN OXIDE, HYDRIC ACID
PRODUCT CODES: 4218,4219
EFFECTIVE: 05/30/86
REVISION #01

LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT

SAFETY GLASSES; LAB COAT

PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS

STORAGE: KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER.

BOILING POINT: 100 C ( 212 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): 17.5

MELTING POINT: 0 C ( 32 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): N/A

SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.00 EVAPORATION RATE: N/A

SOLUBILITY(H2O): COMPLETE (IN ALL PROPORTIONS) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 100

APPEARANCE & ODOR: ODORLESS, CLEAR COLORLESS LIQUID.

TOXICITY: LD50 (IPR-MOUSE)(G/KG) - 190
LD50 (IV-MOUSE) (MG/KG) - 25

DISPOSAL PROCEDURE
DISPOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS.

SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: ORANGE (GENERAL STORAGE)

SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS
KEEP CONTAINER TIGHTLY CLOSED. SUITABLE FOR ANY GENERAL CHEMICAL STORAGE
AREA. DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE IS CONSIDERED A NON-REGULATED PRODUCT, BUT
REACTS VIGOROUSLY WITH SOME MATERIALS. THESE INCLUDE SODIUM, POTASSIUM
AND OTHER ALKALI METALS; ELEMENTAL FLUORINE; AND STRONG DEHYDRATING AGENTS
SUCH AS SULFURIC ACID. IT FORMS EXPLOSIVE GASES WITH CALCIUM CARBIDE.
AVOID CONTACT WITH ALL MATERIALS UNTIL INVESTIGATION SHOWS SUBSTANCE IS
COMPATIBLE. EXPANDS SIGNIFICANTLY UPON FREEZING. DO NOT STORE IN RIGID
CONTAINER AND PROTECT FROM FREEZING.

DOMESTIC (D.O.T.)

PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED)

INTERNATIONAL (I.M.O.)

PROPER SHIPPING NAME CHEMICALS, N.O.S. (NON-REGULATED)

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Our potatoes have been sprouting since, well... ever. And I don't think we buy them organic. *NM* Ghavrel - 10/12/2009 01:11:45 AM 473 Views
Our eyes grow and green up a little, but that's minor compared to when you buy organic. nossy - 10/12/2009 02:06:37 AM 715 Views
Maybe. Ours start putting out those little bud... things. *NM* Ghavrel - 10/12/2009 02:32:28 AM 340 Views
Yeah. The "eyes" bud. nossy - 10/12/2009 02:58:16 AM 706 Views
Sheesh. danskyw4lker - 10/12/2009 01:16:03 AM 792 Views
Joel Salatin is my hero. *NM* Mad Cow Bomber - 10/12/2009 02:46:41 AM 568 Views
I really have to challenge many of these Isaac - 10/12/2009 03:36:05 AM 744 Views
And that is fine. Read the opening paragraph. It's not a scientific study. nossy - 10/12/2009 02:29:53 PM 760 Views
Nevertheless... Isaac - 10/12/2009 03:14:19 PM 762 Views
Omg, you are such a party-pooper! nossy - 10/12/2009 05:26:18 PM 702 Views
LOL, I actually am not the bane of all new ideas Isaac - 10/12/2009 06:19:06 PM 696 Views
but ag degrees and education make us biased, didn't you know that? LadyLorraine - 10/12/2009 06:28:44 PM 736 Views
Re: but ag degrees and education make us biased, didn't you know that? Isaac - 10/12/2009 07:01:14 PM 765 Views
hot dogs are one of those things that ARE just horrible LadyLorraine - 10/12/2009 07:08:09 PM 751 Views
Eeeeyuck Isaac - 10/12/2009 07:18:10 PM 789 Views
Pft, so you say. nossy - 10/12/2009 08:19:00 PM 752 Views
omigod cheese didn't you read that bit about ARTIFICIAL HORMONES?!?!?! LadyLorraine - 10/12/2009 06:22:11 PM 641 Views
You wouldn't believe the dangers involved in cheese Isaac - 10/12/2009 07:08:48 PM 700 Views
did you know instead of bacteria... LadyLorraine - 10/12/2009 07:15:15 PM 668 Views
I'm pretty sure I just took a pill with about 500 million bacteria in it. Is that bad for me too? nossy - 10/12/2009 07:18:29 PM 583 Views
dihydrogen monoxide should not be ignored!! LadyLorraine - 10/12/2009 07:20:59 PM 742 Views
T'is my civic duty Isaac - 10/12/2009 07:30:42 PM 727 Views
he's one of the mega-nerd professors who has a grudge. LadyLorraine - 10/12/2009 07:41:19 PM 653 Views
Probably not even a trekkie either Isaac - 10/12/2009 07:53:17 PM 648 Views
LOL, just found this Isaac - 12/12/2009 10:24:59 AM 796 Views
Potentially fatal, you know salmonella is a bacteria right? Isaac - 10/12/2009 07:40:54 PM 687 Views
Thank you *NM* motionsickness - 10/12/2009 03:01:32 PM 439 Views
Hmm. cabbage - 10/12/2009 04:52:48 AM 776 Views
You don't eat apples? danskyw4lker - 10/12/2009 05:13:56 AM 743 Views
I do, but not the ones he's talking about. *NM* cabbage - 10/12/2009 01:04:16 PM 345 Views
Health aside, farmed Salmon just tastes a bit horrible. Liam - 10/12/2009 11:57:34 AM 723 Views
that would depend on how it has been farmed. *NM* jh - 10/12/2009 01:08:33 PM 325 Views
Probably. I guess I've just been unlucky. *NM* Liam - 10/12/2009 01:31:15 PM 375 Views
Meh. LiterateDog - 10/12/2009 12:19:18 PM 562 Views
See what I said to Isaac. nossy - 10/12/2009 02:33:24 PM 727 Views
I'm always a bit dubious on food health scare stories snoopcester - 10/12/2009 12:34:29 PM 572 Views
Remember when tomatoes gave you cancer? *NM* cabbage - 10/12/2009 05:31:50 PM 348 Views
Yeah.... ah, good times *NM* snoopcester - 10/12/2009 05:36:10 PM 334 Views
Hm. I actually refuse to eat non-farmed marine fish of any kind. Morgawse - 10/12/2009 01:24:26 PM 800 Views
Rod caught tuna snoopcester - 10/12/2009 05:37:42 PM 670 Views
There aren't enough tuna left. Morgawse - 10/12/2009 06:25:19 PM 686 Views
aren't there a few species that are actually better to harvest? LadyLorraine - 10/12/2009 06:30:42 PM 608 Views
If you catch them with rods, I suspect it is sustainable. jh - 10/12/2009 08:17:49 PM 831 Views
who the hell wants to fish in the middle of the ocean?? LadyLorraine - 10/12/2009 08:29:43 PM 680 Views
You'd totally have to be on a boat or something. jh - 10/12/2009 09:55:20 PM 649 Views
I love deep sea fishing. *NM* Rebekah - 10/12/2009 11:50:39 PM 361 Views
weirdly enough, i don't get sick on boats. LadyLorraine - 10/12/2009 11:54:34 PM 744 Views
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