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Topic: 0.06 M Oxalic Acid Skin Contact Danger  (Read 1398 times)

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Offline orgrinda

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0.06 M Oxalic Acid Skin Contact Danger
« on: September 05, 2019, 07:30:13 AM »
My friend was conducting an experiment with 0.06 M of oxalic acid and at most 10 ml of it dropped on his skin. He did not wash it. Is this hazardous now?
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Re: 0.06 M Oxalic Acid Skin Contact Danger
« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2019, 09:58:34 AM »
Nope. At these amounts/concentrations oxalic acid on the skin is mainly a mild irritant. If nothing happened immediately I wouldn't care by now.

Not that it was a wise idea to not wash it, just with water.
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Re: 0.06 M Oxalic Acid Skin Contact Danger
« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2019, 11:58:16 AM »
I used to handle pure oxalic acid on a daily basis during my PhD. Not with my hands but sometimes would come in contact with my skin. Couple years later and my kidneys still work.
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Re: 0.06 M Oxalic Acid Skin Contact Danger
« Reply #3 on: September 06, 2019, 03:39:04 AM »
Compare this concentration to that in rhubarb leaves
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