No, but there are easily 10,000 hits if you search on "carbon tetrachloride
toxicity" with Google. There are links to the CDC and EPA also.As a kid, I got
headaches and other symptoms from using it to clean small motor bearings. It's
NASTY stuff, but a good grease solvent. Probably should only be used for
chemistry under a hood. Among other things, it apparently cayses liver damage.
-J
John K. Seidts wrote:
> Did anybody get a similar message as noted below? I didn't post anything
> about Carbon Tet...
> Perhaps we have an email troll among us...?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lee's <jglee@maxminn.com>
> To: john@astory.com <john@astory.com>
> Date: Monday, April 09, 2001 4:56 PM
> Subject: Carbon Tet
>
> >Hi. Noticed your information about carbon tet on the web. I am trying
> >to help my father with research on his exposure to it and sounds like
> >you know about the folks that used the tanks of it to clean cosmoline
> >off the machine guns. Any good references you can point me to? He has
> >been trying to obtain service connected status. He was very healthy
> >until he worked with the chemical and has had breathing problems ever
> >since, has had both hips and a shoulder replaced, has lost vision in one
> >eye, has hearing problems, has painful joints- especially hands and
> >fingers. Any information you can share would be greatly appreciated. I
> >am his daughter, Ruth Ann at jglee@maxminn.com His next hearing is
> >this Thursday. I have lots of printed information but nothing that has
> >overwhelmingly convinced them. He was hospitalized with exactly the
> >symptoms of carbon tet exposure during the service but no one made the
> >connection at that time since its hazards were not known then. Thanks
> >for your time. Sincerely, Ruth Ann
> >
> >
> >
>
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