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04-19-2005 | 08:55 AM

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RE: cleaning ca tips

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ORIGINAL: the-plumber

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ORIGINAL: voyager_663rd

does that apply to fingers too?

Yeahbut, when you get to be my age you start wondering if one more dollop of (acetone/denatured alcohol/epoxy/CA/whatever chemical) won't be the one what puts ya over the edge accumulation-wise and turns yer liver into a boat anchor.

OTOH I'm pretty sure my fingertips don't absorb garnet dust offa 120 grit sandpaper . . . .

I found this on acetone:

How can acetone affect my health?
If you are exposed to acetone, it goes into your blood which then carries it to all the organs in your body. If it is a small amount, the liver breaks it down to chemicals that are not harmful and uses these chemicals to make energy for normal body functions. Breathing moderate- to-high levels of acetone for short periods of time, however, can cause nose, throat, lung, and eye irritation; headaches; light-headedness; confusion; increased pulse rate; effects on blood; nausea; vomiting; unconsciousness and possibly coma; and shortening of the menstrual cycle in women.

Swallowing very high levels of acetone can result in unconsciousness and damage to the skin in your mouth. Skin contact can result in irritation and damage to your skin.

The smell and respiratory irritation or burning eyes that occur from moderate levels are excellent warning signs that can help you avoid breathing damaging levels of acetone.

Health effects from long-term exposures are known mostly from animal studies. Kidney, liver, and nerve damage, increased birth defects, and lowered ability to reproduce (males only) occurred in animals exposed long-term. It is not known if people would have these same effects.

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