Toxicity Of Diethyl Ether

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Toxicity of diethyl ether. Access to appropriate fire fighting equipment is a must. Hazards identification potential acute health effects. In high concentrations diethyl ether has anaes thetic effects. In case of a large fire use alcohol foam water spray or.

Acute toxicity oral category 4 h302. As an anaesthetic for man diethyl ether has been used since the middle of the 19th century briefly in concentrations up to 200000 ml m 3 to induce anaesthesia and in concentrations of 19000 ml m 3 to maintain anaesthesia. Reviewed the toxicity of diethyl ether. In the case of small fires use dry chemical powder.

73000 ppm 2 hours rat. Toxicity for mice of diethyl ether soluble lipids desl from nocardia asteroides 10905 and n. Mice in each group of 10 male swiss webster strain were inoculated intraperitoneally either with 0 1 ml paraffin oil control a or desl in paraffin oil solutions every 48 h for a total of 5 doses. Diethyl ether safety proper handling first aid.

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Diethyl ether is irritating to the eyes respiratory system and skin but these effects are usually reversible on removal of exposure. When using diethyl ether in the workplace only explosion proof group c electrical equipment should be operated in the area. Harmful by inhalation in high concentrations which can cause inebriation sedation unconsciousness and respiratory paralysis. The international agency for research on cancer iarc developed a monograph on volatile anesthetics 1976 1987 that discussed health effects associated with working in the surgical operating room environment but it did not consider diethyl ether except as part of this group of chemicals.

Diethyl ether is of low acute toxicity. Diethyl ether is of low acute toxicity. As an anaesthetic for man diethyl ether has been used since the middle of the 19th century briefly in concentrations up to 200000 ml m3 to induce anaesthesia and in concentrations of 19000 ml m3 to maintain anaesthesia.