Safety Terminology
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
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| Acute | harm will appear shortly after exposure
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| Chronic | harm may take a prolonged period to become appartent
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| Carcinogen | may cause cancer
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| Corrosive | damages human tissue (skin, eyes)
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| Irritant | causes an inflammatory reaction in human tissue
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| LD 50 | median lethal dose typically expressed as milligrams of chem. per kil of body
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| Mutagen | causes changes in DNA
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| Sensitizer | causes an allergic reaction
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| Tetragen | causes malformations in embryos or fetuses
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| Toxin | causes death death at any LD 50 value
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| Highly Toxic | causes death at lower LD50 values
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| Hepatotoxin | damages the liver
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| Nephrotoxin | damages the kidneys
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| Neurotoxin | damages the nervous system
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| Health Hazards | material for which there is evidence that they may harm to human health
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| Physical Hazard | materials that can cuase damage to the phyical environment
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| Combustible | may support fires
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| Explosive | may causes explosions when exposed to heat, electricity, etc.
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| Flammable | may support fires at lower concentrations that a combustible material
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| Oxidizer | causes a reaction that results in oxidation
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| Pyrophoric | may spontaneously burst into flames when exposed to air
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| Water-Reactive | may spontaneously burst into flames or release toxic material when exposed to water or high humidity
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