-Caveat Lector- <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/"> </A> -Cui Bono?- Please pass this far and wide. --J2 ==================================== A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C E http://www.ainfos.ca/ ________________________________________________ PGA Action at WTO Seattle - http://members.aol.com/pgacaravan Here finally seems to be some solid information on the toxic elements of the tear gas used in Seattle. It is OUTRAGEOUS, but not surprising, given the early symptoms that were coming in from the medical staff at the time. While the police had admitted to OC and CS gas before, this was not the case with the CN gas, containing methylene chloride. Appended is the technical information on methylene chloride. Note under the last point in the second message, under point #5: "PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL): MG/M3 (500 PPM)" means that the permissible limit is 0. This should keep a bunch of them doing a whole mess of damage control for a while. But it also means a whole whack of us got hit with massive amounts of deadly toxins in the chemical warfare that the state unleashed on us in Seattle. And we will have to live with that posioning for the rest of our lives. It was chemical warfare against internal dissent using chemicals of mass destruction. Is this not a crime against humanity? Was that not why the governments said they bombed (and continue to silently bomb) Iraq? Cuz Iraq allegedly had weapons of mass destruction (ie nerve gas). Well, not only does the USA government have such weapons but it uses them AGAINST THEIR PEOPLE. And it does so when its people are engaged in non-violent civil disobedience. Any lawyers out there who want to take this one as far as it'll go? It'll go quite a ways! How about human rights organizations? Surely we get to at least complain about them killing us! Never mind dreaming about making them actually ACCOUNTABLE for these crimes. - Bob >From: Paul Cienfuegos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Tear Gas additives identified by WA Toxics Coalition This was just forwarded to me by the WA Toxics Coalition office in Seattle. Please share it widely with your lists. Thanks! Paul Cienfuegos The Washington Toxics Coalition recently requested and received Material Safety Data Sheets from the Seattle Police Department for all chemicals used in crowd control during WTO protests the week of November 29. The Department reported the use of an OC gas (active ingredient is oleoresin of capsicum), Pyrotechnic CS agent (o-chlorobenzalmalononitrile) and Liquid Agent CN (chlorolactetophenone). One disturbing find was the solvent used in the CN agent. The MSDS indicated that the agent is 50% active ingredient and 50% methylene chloride as a solvent. Methylene chloride is a possible/anticipated carcinogen as reported by the National Toxicology Program and the International Agency for Research on Cancer. The National Library of Medicine's Toxnet website reports it to be an experimental carcinogen, tumorigen, teratogen (causes birth defects when it reaches egg or sperm cells of the parents, or the developing fetus) with experimental reproductive effects. The site also indicates that human mutagen (causes mutations in cells) data exists. In addition to these serious effects, central nervous system depression is reported. Many of the nervous system effects given on the Toxnet site are similar to those experienced by protesters. Some of the symptoms listed by Toxnet are lethargy, mental confusion, headache, tingling of the limbs, acoustical and optical delusions, liver and kidney damage, increased risk of spontaneous abortion, coma, and death. Another dangerous effect of methylene chloride is described in Gosselin's Clinical Toxicology of Commercial Products. The compound is metabolized to carbon monoxide in humans, which could be dangerous to persons with asthma or cardiovascular problems. In short, methylene chloride is a dangerous solvent suspected of causing cancer, tumor growth, birth defects, reproductive system effects, cell mutations and central nervous system depression. ********************************* forwarded by The Edmonds Institute [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************* From: Will Offley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Methylene Chloride MSDS http://ehs.clemson.edu/msds/Methyl.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- MSDS for METHYLENE CHLORIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- 1 - PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- PRODUCT NAME: METHYLENE CHLORIDE FORMULA: CH2CL2F ORMULA WT: 84.93 CAS NO.: 75-09-2 NIOSH/RTECS NO.: PA8050000 COMMON SYNONYMS: DICHLOROMETHANE; METHYLENE DICHLORIDE; METHANE DICHLORIDE PRODUCT CODES: 9324,9341,Q480,9330,5378,5531,9315,9329,9264 EFFECTIVE: 10/24/86 REVISION #03 PRECAUTIONARY LABELLING BAKER SAF-T-DATA(TM) SYSTEM HEALTH - 3 SEVERE (CANCER CAUSING) FLAMMABILITY - 1 SLIGHT REACTIVITY - 1 SLIGHT CONTACT - 2 MODERATE HAZARD RATINGS ARE 0 TO 4 (0 = NO HAZARD; 4 = EXTREME HAZARD). LABORATORY PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT GOGGLES & SHIELD; LAB COAT & APRON; VENT HOOD; PROPER GLOVES PRECAUTIONARY LABEL STATEMENTS POISON DANGER CAUSES IRRITATION HARMFUL IF ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN * * MAY BE FATAL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED NOTE: REPORTED AS CAUSING CANCER IN LABORATORY ANIMALS. EXERCISE DUE CARE. AVOID CONTACT WITH EYES, SKIN, CLOTHING. KEEP IN TIGHTLY CLOSED CONTAINER. WASH THOROUGHLY AFTER HANDLING. SAF-T-DATA(TM) STORAGE COLOR CODE: BLUE (HEALTH) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- 2 - HAZARDOUS COMPONENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- COMPONENT % CAS NO. METHYLENE CHLORIDE 90-100 75-09-2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- 3 - PHYSICAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- BOILING POINT: 40 C ( 104 F) VAPOR PRESSURE(MM HG): 350 MELTING POINT: -95 C ( -139 F) VAPOR DENSITY(AIR=1): 2.9 SPECIFIC GRAVITY: 1.32 EVAPORATION RATE: 27.5 (H2O=1) (BUTYL ACETATE=1) SOLUBILITY(H2O): MODERATE (1 TO 10 %) % VOLATILES BY VOLUME: 100 APPEARANCE & ODOR: COLORLESS,VOLATILE LIQUID WITH PENETRATING, ETHER-LIKE ODOR. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- 4 - FIRE AND EXPLOSION HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- FLASH POINT (CLOSED CUP N/A NFPA 704M RATING: 2-1-0 FLAMMABLE LIMITS: UPPER - 19 % LOWER - 12 % FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA USE EXTINGUISHING MEDIA APPROPRIATE FOR SURROUNDING FIRE. SPECIAL FIRE-FIGHTING PROCEDURES FIREFIGHTERS SHOULD WEAR PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS WITH FULL FACEPIECE OPERATED IN POSITIVE PRESSURE MODE. MOVE CONTAINERS FROM FIRE AREA IF IT CAN BE DONE WITHOUT RISK. USE WATER TO KEEP FIRE-EXPOSED CONTAINERS COOL. UNUSUAL FIRE & EXPLOSION HAZARDS CLOSED CONTAINERS EXPOSED TO HEAT MAY EXPLODE. TOXIC GASES PRODUCED HYDROGEN CHLORIDE, PHOSGENE, CARBON MONOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- 5 - HEALTH HAZARD DATA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- ACGIH DENOTES THAT THIS SUBSTANCE IS SUSPECT OF CARCINOGENIC POTENTIAL FOR MAN. THRESHOLD LIMIT VALUE (TLV/TWA): 350 MG/M3 ( 100 PPM) SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE LIMIT (STEL): 1740 MG/M3 ( 500 PPM) PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE LIMIT (PEL): MG/M3 ( 500 PPM) EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE INHALATION AND INGESTION ARE HARMFUL AND MAY BE FATAL. INHALATION MAY CAUSE HEADACHE, NAUSEA, VOMITING, DIZZINESS, NARCOSIS, SUFFOCATION, LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION. INHALATION OF VAPORS MAY CAUSE SEVERE IRRITATION OF THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM. LIQUID MAY BE IRRITATING TO SKIN AND EYES. PROLONGED SKIN CONTACT MAY RESULT IN DERMATITIS. EYE CONTACT MAY RESULT IN TEMPORARY CORNEAL DAMAGE. INGESTION MAY CAUSE NAUSEA, VOMITING, GASTROINTESTINAL IRRITATION, AND BURNS TO MOUTH AND THROAT. TARGET ORGANS SKIN, CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, EYES MEDICAL CONDITIONS GENERALLY AGGRAVATED BY EXPOSURE NONE IDENTIFIED ROUTES OF ENTRY INHALATION, INGESTION, SKIN CONTACT, EYE CONTACT EMERGENCY AND FIRST AID PROCEDURES CALL A PHYSICIAN. IF SWALLOWED, DO NOT INDUCE VOMITING. IF INHALED, REMOVE TO FRESH AIR. IF NOT BREATHING, GIVE ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION. IF BREATHING IS DIFFICULT, GIVE OXYGEN. IN CASE OF CONTACT, IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH PLENTY OF WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. 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