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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 407 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 565 Views
Maybe. Ours start putting out those little bud... things. *NM* Ghavrel - 10/12/2009 02:32:28 AM 277 Views
Yeah. The "eyes" bud. nossy - 10/12/2009 02:58:16 AM 556 Views
Sheesh. danskyw4lker - 10/12/2009 01:16:03 AM 632 Views
Joel Salatin is my hero. *NM* Mad Cow Bomber - 10/12/2009 02:46:41 AM 434 Views
I really have to challenge many of these Isaac - 10/12/2009 03:36:05 AM 586 Views
And that is fine. Read the opening paragraph. It's not a scientific study. nossy - 10/12/2009 02:29:53 PM 609 Views
Nevertheless... Isaac - 10/12/2009 03:14:19 PM 606 Views
Omg, you are such a party-pooper! nossy - 10/12/2009 05:26:18 PM 534 Views
LOL, I actually am not the bane of all new ideas Isaac - 10/12/2009 06:19:06 PM 540 Views
but ag degrees and education make us biased, didn't you know that? LadyLorraine - 10/12/2009 06:28:44 PM 555 Views
Re: but ag degrees and education make us biased, didn't you know that? Isaac - 10/12/2009 07:01:14 PM 598 Views
hot dogs are one of those things that ARE just horrible LadyLorraine - 10/12/2009 07:08:09 PM 614 Views
Eeeeyuck Isaac - 10/12/2009 07:18:10 PM 631 Views
Pft, so you say. nossy - 10/12/2009 08:19:00 PM 596 Views
omigod cheese didn't you read that bit about ARTIFICIAL HORMONES?!?!?! LadyLorraine - 10/12/2009 06:22:11 PM 485 Views
You wouldn't believe the dangers involved in cheese Isaac - 10/12/2009 07:08:48 PM 551 Views
did you know instead of bacteria... LadyLorraine - 10/12/2009 07:15:15 PM 522 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 421 Views
dihydrogen monoxide should not be ignored!! LadyLorraine - 10/12/2009 07:20:59 PM 589 Views
T'is my civic duty Isaac - 10/12/2009 07:30:42 PM 574 Views
he's one of the mega-nerd professors who has a grudge. LadyLorraine - 10/12/2009 07:41:19 PM 497 Views
Probably not even a trekkie either Isaac - 10/12/2009 07:53:17 PM 493 Views
LOL, just found this Isaac - 12/12/2009 10:24:59 AM 626 Views
Potentially fatal, you know salmonella is a bacteria right? Isaac - 10/12/2009 07:40:54 PM 537 Views
Thank you *NM* motionsickness - 10/12/2009 03:01:32 PM 378 Views
Hmm. cabbage - 10/12/2009 04:52:48 AM 627 Views
You don't eat apples? danskyw4lker - 10/12/2009 05:13:56 AM 581 Views
I do, but not the ones he's talking about. *NM* cabbage - 10/12/2009 01:04:16 PM 284 Views
Health aside, farmed Salmon just tastes a bit horrible. Liam - 10/12/2009 11:57:34 AM 565 Views
that would depend on how it has been farmed. *NM* jh - 10/12/2009 01:08:33 PM 264 Views
Probably. I guess I've just been unlucky. *NM* Liam - 10/12/2009 01:31:15 PM 307 Views
Meh. LiterateDog - 10/12/2009 12:19:18 PM 416 Views
See what I said to Isaac. nossy - 10/12/2009 02:33:24 PM 572 Views
I'm always a bit dubious on food health scare stories snoopcester - 10/12/2009 12:34:29 PM 416 Views
Remember when tomatoes gave you cancer? *NM* cabbage - 10/12/2009 05:31:50 PM 287 Views
Yeah.... ah, good times *NM* snoopcester - 10/12/2009 05:36:10 PM 267 Views
Hm. I actually refuse to eat non-farmed marine fish of any kind. Morgawse - 10/12/2009 01:24:26 PM 656 Views
Rod caught tuna snoopcester - 10/12/2009 05:37:42 PM 521 Views
There aren't enough tuna left. Morgawse - 10/12/2009 06:25:19 PM 546 Views
aren't there a few species that are actually better to harvest? LadyLorraine - 10/12/2009 06:30:42 PM 442 Views
If you catch them with rods, I suspect it is sustainable. jh - 10/12/2009 08:17:49 PM 666 Views
who the hell wants to fish in the middle of the ocean?? LadyLorraine - 10/12/2009 08:29:43 PM 531 Views
You'd totally have to be on a boat or something. jh - 10/12/2009 09:55:20 PM 487 Views
I love deep sea fishing. *NM* Rebekah - 10/12/2009 11:50:39 PM 302 Views
weirdly enough, i don't get sick on boats. LadyLorraine - 10/12/2009 11:54:34 PM 556 Views
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