org and synth Flashcards
- Antiseptic and Fungistatic agent
- Causes the boiled lobster appearance
Boric acid
- Carcinogen found in iced tea
Tannic acid
- Artificial sweetener
Aspartame
Saccharin
- Food colorant
Tartrazine
- food colorant, preservative
- vasodilator
Nitrite
- causes Chinese restaurant syndrome
Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
- dough improver
- neutralizers in cold water
Potassium bromate
-HBr [Irritating acid]
- vomiting, collapse
Potassium bromate
Potassium bromate poisoning Tx
Sodium thiosulfate
- carcinogenic anti-oxidant
butylated hydroxyanisole [BHA} butylated hydroxytoluene [BHT}
Volatile poisons
- CO [ acetylene gas]
- hydrocyanic acid
- prussic acid
- alcohols
- acetone
- phenols
- formaldehyde
Non-volatile poison
Alkaloids
-ingredient of rubbing alcohol
-very toxic [120 ml limit]
Isopropyl alcohol (Crude oil alcohol)
-trinitrophenol
-colorant in textile industries
Picric acid
- blue oil
- found in crayons
Aniline
Aniline poisoning Tx
Methylene blue
found in shoe polish
Nitrobenzene (Oil of mirbane)
-H2O purifier, Mouthwash
-Converted to cyanide derivatives
Chloramine - T
- used in textile industry
- causes RBC hemolysis
Carbon disulfide
sewer gas, stink damp
- found in petroleum refineries, mines and rayon factories
Hydrogen sulfide
causes “gas eye” for workers in tunnels
Hydrogen sulfide
Fire retardant [ fireproof clothing of firemen]
Asbestos
- causes silicosis and lung cancer
Asbestos
- Moth ball
- Toilet bowl deodorant
Naphthalene
Obtained from coal tar
Naphthalene
found in lipstick
Eosin
Found in deodorants
Aluminum chlorohydrate
