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Yes. Ammonia is a caustic substance and can cause chemical burns to skin. You should avoid contact as much as possible. If contact does occur and it burns at all, flush the exposed area with running water.
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What about the smell of ammonia?
Ammonia is a gas generally. It has a very bad smell.
How does ammonia water cool the body?
Evaporation. The ammonia evaporates faster than the water and cools the skin.
What is the reaction if sodium bicarbonate or a few drops of ammonia or calamine lotion is applied to an infected area?
None of these should "react" much with human skin, but the ammonia at least is a very bad idea; it's caustic enough to cause chemical burns.
Is smelling cleaning ammonia bad for you?
Yes, it is.
What are the effects of ammonia on the body?
Ingested inhaled or skin contact?
How does ammonia affect the body?
At moderate levels ammonia can affect the eyes, skin, and throat of the human body. At higher concentrations, ammonia can cause lung and brain damage.
Does ammonia have any health hazards?
Everyone is regularly exposed to low levels of ammonia in air, soil, water, and food. You can be exposed to higher levels of ammonia by breathing it or having skin contact with it. Everyone is regularly exposed to low levels of ammonia in air, soil, water, and food. You can be exposed to higher levels of ammonia by breathing it or having skin contact with it.
How bad is your liver when there is ammonia in your blood?
you could die any minute because you start to get a fever and it is very bad for your blood and they dont have a cure for ammonia. :(
What does meaning ammonia?
well, ammonia can be 2 things. the first one is a bad thing for your hair. second is the smelly aroma in your fish-tank that may kill your fish.
Is ammonia bad for environment?
No,as it is helpful in Haber's Process.
Is ammonia sweat?
No that is not sweet. Generally it has a bad smell.
Is it bad to breathe in ammonia?
Depending which there's also cleaning ammonia but yes it is dangerous if you lick it it can cause you death
