It's a nasty irritantElemental iodine (I2) is poisonous if taken orally in larger amounts; 2–3 grams of it is a lethal dose for an adult human.
Iodine vapor is very irritating to the eye, to mucous membranes, and in the respiratory tract. Concentration of iodine in the air should not exceed 1 mg/m3 (eight-hour time-weighted average).
(Iodine vapor is very irritating to the eye, to mucous membranes, and in the respiratory tract. Concentration of iodine in the air should not exceed 1 mg/m3 (eight-hour time-weighted average).
Mu Dinofiddler,
Sat 12 May 2012, 1:56,
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Sheeeeit... I don't need that in my life.I guess, if I'm wearing the right gear I should be fine, but that does all sound particularly nasty; almost like mustard gas.
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Bourbon Fox Bourbon is a moron,
Sat 12 May 2012, 2:15,
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