I've worked with flammable materials before. What makes hydrogen special? Hydrogen gas (CAS# 1333-74-0) has a low LEL and a broad flammability range. The LEL, or lower explosive/flammable limit, is the lowest volume percent in air at which the gas can flash or catch...
What is a stench chemical? Stench chemicals have an extremely foul smell that is detectable by the human nose in parts-per-billion amounts, depending on the compound. While the stench may not be known to have toxic effects, it can still negatively impact laboratory...
Chloroform is a common solvent, starting with NMR samples in sophomore-level chemistry. Why should I worry? Chloroform, dichloromethane, and many other halogenated organic compounds readily pass through nitrile gloves. This means that the disposable gloves most people...
Anesthetic Gases Long-term expsosure to these gases can cause serious health effects. Acute exposures can cause loss of consciousness in the lab. Nitrous Oxide, and halogenated anesthetic gases such as: enflurane (CAS# 13838-16-9) desflurane (CAS# 57041-67-5)...
