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Allergies and Muriatic Acid
Could you tell me the effects of muriatic acid ⇦ this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] say on someone who has allergies?
Lydia K. Liburd- St. Kitts, Nevis, West Indies
publicly reply to Lydia K. Liburd
A. Dear Lydia,
Holy cow, Lydia, there are umpteen varieties of allergies ... allergies to wasps and insect stings, allergies to dust, to pollen ... even, some say, to other human beings!
On the laws of average, proximity to HCl (i.e., Muriatic acid) should not present a problem. But this is a fairly strong acid so be very careful handling it.
You really should have defined the type of allergy and told us the purpose of using HCl.
You most probably have nothing to worry about!
Cheers!
Freeman Newton [deceased]
(It is our sad duty to advise that Freeman passed away
April 21, 2012. R.I.P. old friend).
2001
publicly reply to Freeman Newton
A. I would approach it with caution. You can work up on the exposure a little at a time to find out if it is a problem. For some people with asthma it can be very bad.
James Watts- Navarre, Florida
2001
publicly reply to James Watts
A. I swim in pools with muriatic acid and have sensitivity.
mouth sores, burning tongue, burning skin. sore throats.
Some pools add an alkaline to neutralize Some do not and it's hard to get mgt. of pools to listen.
- Santa Barbara California
February 28, 2010
publicly reply to Andy Porter
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