Is ammonia harmful to your skin? ?
Many people tell me that it's supposed to help relieve the itch on mosquito bites. But then again, others tell me that it IS harmful. I have a pen with liquid called AFTER BITE, & it contains a little ammonia. But I wonder if putting full strength ammonia on the mosquito bites would damage my skin.
Ammonia inhaled, still having symptoms?
You are just confusing a common cold with that mishap. "Exposure to high concentrations of ammonia in air causes immediate burning of the nose, throat and respiratory tract. Ammonia's odor provides adequate early warning of its presence,Inhalation of lower concentrations can cause coughing, and nose and throat irritation." Basically burning of the nose, and then coughing is a warning sign of too much. It is not a symptom of excessive ammonia exposure. "Bronchiolar and alveolar edema, and airway destruction resulting in respiratory distress or failure is when you have had too much inhlation of ammonia. Obviously you have not had that, which means you must have a common colf or flu type virus. But there is nothing wrong with a regular check up, so the doc can ensure every thing is A OK with everything not just this little issue.
Is it toxic to inhale ammonia?
Yes. Not only is it toxic (particularly to the brain), it’s a base and a powerful irritant that’ll burn your lungs. Death by ammonia inhalation would be a horrible way to die.
Why will a person die by inhaling ammonia?
Ammonia as such is not very harmful if inhaled in very low concentration. Its toxicity depends on the concentration of the Ammonia to which the person is subjected.Whem ammonium is inhaled it goes to blood stream through respiratory system and there it reacts with water to produce ammonium hydroxide. This chemical is very corrosive and damages cells in the body on contact. It causes the corrosion of alveolar and respiratory tract leading to the problems in respiration and can cause death.Hope this answer helps.
Can I get high by using ammonia and bleach?
NO! Ammonia is highly corrosive and irritating to the respiratory tract and skin, and inhaling it can be fatal. Even fairly low airborne concentrations (50 ppm) of ammonia produce rapid onset of eye, nose, and throat irritation; coughing; and narrowing of the bronchi. More severe clinical signs include immediate narrowing of the throat and swelling, causing upper airway obstruction and accumulation of fluid in the lungs. This may result in low blood oxygen levels which would create altered mental status. I suppose this "altered mental status" is what your friend meant when he said you could get high. But why would you risk your health like that?? Liquid chlorine bleach and its vapors are irritating to eyes, and at slightly higher concentrations, irritating to nose and throat as well. Inhaling chlorine bleach vapors at higher concentrations can cause chest pain, vomiting, coughing, difficulty breathing, or excess fluid in their lungs. Again, the difficulty breathing and excess fluid in your lungs could result in lowered oxygen levels and altered mental state, but WHY o WHY would you risk your health this way????? And combining ammonia and bleach will result in the creation of a toxic gas. Don't do it!
How does inhaling ammonia poison a person?
Here are some reactions that takes place in human body due to exposure of ammonia gas or vapours :Inhalation: Ammonia is irritating and corrosive. Exposure to high concentrations of ammonia in air causes immediate burning of the nose, throat and respiratory tract. This can cause bronchiolar and alveolar edema, and airway destruction resulting in respiratory distress or failure. Inhalation of lower concentrations can cause coughing, and nose and throat irritation. Ammonia's odor provides adequate early warning of its presence, but ammonia also causes olfactory fatigue or adaptation, reducing awareness of one's prolonged exposure at low concentrations.Children exposed to the same concentrations of ammonia vapor as adults may receive a larger dose because they have greater lung surface area-to-body weight ratios and increased minute volumes-to-weight ratios. In addition, they may be exposed to higher concentrations than adults in the same location because of their shorter height and the higher concentrations of ammonia vapor initially found near the ground.Skin or eye contact: Exposure to low concentrations of ammonia in air or solution may produce rapid skin or eye irritation. Higher concentrations of ammonia may cause severe injury and burns. Contact with concentrated ammonia solutions such as industrial cleaners may cause corrosive injury including skin burns, permanent eye damage or blindness. The full extent of eye injury may not be apparent for up to a week after the exposure. Contact with liquefied ammonia can also cause frostbite injury.Ingestion: Exposure to high concentrations of ammonia from swallowing ammonia solution results in corrosive damage to the mouth, throat and stomach. Ingestion of ammonia does not normally result in systemic poisoning.
How harmful are bleach and ammonia fumes?
It depends. Chlorine-based substances may be very irritating to the eyes, as well as for the hands, because some acids may be formed after chlorine is added to the solution, but as these reactions are reversible, the gas may be liberated again. As for peroxide-based bleach, the substances used (usually, H2O2) are strong oxidizing reagents.Ammonia itself may be dangerous in large quantities, because most nitrogen-based substances (excepting the organic compounds in the body and some important substances in food, for example) are poisonous for humans.But there is a more important danger if you mix the bleach and the ammonia. Some irritating substances will result:NH3 + NaOCl → NaOH + NH2Cl, where NaOCl is broadly used in chlorine-based bleach and NH2Cl is very irritating;NH2Cl + NaOCl → NaOH + NHCl2 - this is the reaction that will occur next; NH2Cl is also dangerous;NHCl2 + NaOCl → NaOH + NCl3 - this is the final reaction, and NCl3 is very explosive.I wrote about the worst possibilities. However, as for the ammonia fumes, I think that some persons will find the irritation very unpleasant while some of them will barely notice. I spent two weeks in a chemistry laboratory breathing ammonia daily and I had no problem (I even got used to the odor and I started to like it).
Has anyone ever died from mixing ammonia and bleach? Who?
It creates chlorine gas, which binds with the water in your lungs to create hydrochloric acid, which destroys your lungs.Note: commenters have pointed out to me that the above paragraph is factually incorrect. It seems I trusted a source I should not have trusted.My wife (when she was my wife) nearly died from this. She was cleaning the toilet with an ammonia-based cleanser and it didn't get the result she wanted. She dumped in some chlorine bleach, scrubbed for a second or two, and woke up on the floor a little while later with a headache.Fortunately for her and for other people in this situation, the vapor density of chlorine gas is greater than that of air, so it “wants” to sink. It was contained by the toilet bowl after she stopped stirring it up. If she'd fallen forward instead of sideways, she'd be dead.I've heard stories of the mixture being used during WWI. If the enemy was downhill, chlorone and ammonia could be mixed close to the line, and the gas would “crawl” downhill and into the enemy’s foxholes and trenches. This would kill them if they didn't climb out, and put them in rifle sight if they did.
What happens when you mix bleach and ammonia?
First of all, you should calm down. Household bleach is typically 91% water, 9% sodium hypochlorite ([math]NaOCl[/math].) Household ammonia is typically 70% water, 30% ammonium hydroxide ([math]NH_4OH[/math].) You are mixing fairly dilute solutions of the two chemicals.The reaction will generate chlorine gas, dichloroamine, trichloroamine, hydrogen chloride, and nitrogen trichloride. If you heated a solution of sodium hypochlorite and ammonia to close to its boiling point, you could make hydrazine ([math]N_2H_4[/math],) not that you would want to.While those chemicals may sound scary, all but one of them are not that bad. Di-and trichloroamine will initially dissolve in water. The same goes for hydrogen chloride (now hydrochloric acid,) and nitrogen trichloride. Hydrazine won’t even be produced provided you don’t boil it.Chlorine gas is not that toxic; you don’t want to inhale high concentrations of the stuff, but it is more of an irritant. You’ll know you have chlorine poisoning well before it kills you (your lungs, throat, and eyes will be burning,) allowing you to seek medical attention. Chlorine is toxic via its interaction with the mucous lining of your lungs. When it interacts with the moisture present, it forms hydrochloric acid. Hydrochloric acid is corrosive, leading to chemical burns inside your lungs. These burns secrete a fluid which, if left unchecked, can fill the lungs, causing you to drown in your own bodily fluids. If you can breath without coughing, you probably don’t have chlorine poisoning (don’t quote me, I’m not a doctor.)Additionally, the vapor pressure of chlorine gas is higher than air, thereby causing it to pool in low laying spots, well away from your nose and mouth.This type of incident usually happens when someone cleans a toilet. They start off with an ammonia based cleaner and switch to bleach when the ammonia based cleaner does not produce the desired result. Alternatively, they start with bleach but it is allowed to react with the ammonia contained in urine.The good thing about this happening while cleaning toilets? This:Flush the toilet, open the window, turn on the exhaust fan, and leave the room and shut the door behind you. Provided you didn’t let the reaction run for 20 minutes, there shouldn’t be too much toxic gasses to begin with. Flushing the reactants down the toilet will quickly get them out of your house.
My boyfriend cleaned with ammonia, I have 4 pets and they are all throwing up now. PLEASE HELP?
I was away on vacation and, after telling him numerous times not to, he cleaned the floor with ammonia that was diluted with water. They're not sure how much ammonia was put in but he said there wasn't very much and it was in a large amount of water. I am so worried, I have an 8th month old kitten, a 10 year old cat (already in bad health), a small breed 14 week old puppy, and a large breed 7 month old puppy. I don't know what to do, is ammonia safe to clean with? I mean, I'm 99% sure it's not, but his mom said it is, and even though I told him not to use it, his mom knows everything and I don't have a clue apparently. Let's just say I'm never going away again.