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What hazardous component in most antifreeze which is extremely toxic to humans and animals is called?
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Ethylene glycol.
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The hazardous component in most antifreeze is?
Methanol(otherwise known as wood alcohol) and ethylene glycol are the two toxic components in antifreeze. Methanol and ethylene glycol are both acted upon by alcohol dehydrogenase in the cell cytoplasm. This converts these molecules into toxic compounds like formaldehyde and formic acid. Before the advent of fomepizole (an alcohol dehydrogenase blocker), alcohol was given as a treatment for antifreeze ingestion because it competed with methanol and ethylene glycol for alcohol dehydrogenase. Methanol can cause blindness and death. Ethylene glycol crystallizes within the kidney and can cause renal failure and death. Hope that helps.
What are the benefits and hazards of antifreeze?
The benefits of antifreeze is it helps keep your engine from overheating by keeping the water cooler in hot weather and from freezing in the winter so it can circulate and cool the engine. The hazards are it is extremely poisonous, especially to animals.
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Antifreeze has an appealing sweet smell to cats. However, it can be deadly, as Antifreeze is not meant to be ingested. So, obviously, do NOT let your cat or anyone elses drink it.
What animals have their own kind of antifreeze?
Wood frogs, Arctic Fish,
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Is hazardous waste a poisonous causing cancer?
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How do you kill wild felines with antifreeze?
Antifreeze can kill animals only by consumption, if it is a larger animal it will take allot for it to die. if it is smaller it wont take that much
Do raccoons like antifreeze?
If you can convince them into drinking it! It is a fairly good poison.
What are the risks of operating membrane diaphragm and mercury cells?
Mercury is hazardous to humans and animals
