Advanced Toxicology

Household cleaning products are some common solvents that you may be in contact with on a regular basis. Based on what you have learned about solvents, discuss what you feel is the most dangerous solvent that you commonly use. Do you think the cleaning product label properly warns you of the toxic effects of the solvent? What are some of the side effects of toxicity of the solvent? Why do you think this product is more toxic than other cleaning products that you come in contact with?

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Rose:

I am going to go a little uncommon with this one. I kind of feel that acetone is one of the more dangerous solvents that I come into contact with. I mean – I know I use it to take fingernail polish off, but what it does to the skin around the nails is kind of alarming. I honestly never read the label of nail polish remover – I only know that the it states its acetone. I consider this one to be dangerous because its one that a lot of people don’t use protection while using. Then if someone were to put their fingers to their face or in their mouth it could potentially cause even more damage. I think that there needs to be more clearer warning labels on bottles and precautions. Potential damages need to be communicated better.. There are times that I use this product in order to clean marker off things… and learned real quickly that plastic is not its friend. I think that this can be more toxic than most because of the way its used and in my case how much I really don’t know about it.