From: Jack Fulton (jefulton1@home.com)
Date: 02/25/01-10:39:05 PM Z
I'll say it's a very powerful oxidizer. I used it to purify water. Or,
better put, while hiking, I'd tap 5 gallons, toss in a large pinch of
chlorine crystals and let sit for a few hours or overnight. Then, since the
water smelled and tasted so boldly of chlorine, I'd add 40% H2O2 and it'd
clear it all up and sort of ad gas to the water. It tasted delicious.
Every once and while I'd spill a drop or two on my finger and it would burn
something fierce. The skin would turn white as a cloud. Very bothersome and
near painful. It is rather dangerous and the plastic containers . . even
Nalgene . . will ultimately be ruined by it.
Jack Fulton
> At 06:20 PM 06/25/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>>>> High concentrations have some hazards, its a very
>>>> powerful oxidizer. Its worth looking at the MSDS for it on
>> http://hazard.com
>>>> No danger from the drugstore variety although it can be irrating to the
>>>> skin. It is commonly used as an antiseptic but really doesn't work very
>>>> well.
>>
>> The drugstore variety is often used to rinse your mouth out. But that is
>> a low consentration.
>>
>> Bob
>>
> Typically 3%, the danger is from stuff of 30% or more. Evidently at 40%
> is becomes extremely hazardous due to the danger of explosion. The MSDS are
> pretty scary.
> ----
> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles,Ca.
> dickburk@ix.netcom.com
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