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What is the content of the fumes caused by car battery damage and if inhaled once what should I do?
Yasar78
Although there may be others, I recall that there are two [2] components of the fumes which are released by automotive lead-acid batteries:
- Hydrogen [H2] gas [colorless, odorless, and tasteless] which is highly combustible [explosive] in air.
- Hydrogen Sulphide [H2S] gas, which upon coming into contact with moisture [as in the tears in the eyes, the moisture in the mouth, nose, nasal passages, throat, lungs, etc.] turns into Sulphuric Acid, which is highly corrosive, and will chemically "burn" and seriously damage these tissues, and in the worst case of excessive exposure, death.
The damage due to the exposure you referred to in your question is insignificant if you only inhaled those vapors once for a short time. If you are not experiencing any extended/continuing burning sensation in these areas, or having breathing difficulty, then you will be OK.
If you are feeling any adverse effects, I suggest you have your personal, or company Doctor check you out.
It is extended exposure [as with someone working with batteries all day, 5 or 6 days a week for a long time], OR inhaling very high concentrations, that cause the serious damage.
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