DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE Urgent COSHH info

[Stoker]

BAN DIHYDROGEN MONOXIDE!
Dihydrogen monoxide is colorless, odorless, tasteless, and kills uncounted thousands of people every year. Most of these deaths are caused by accidental inhalation of DHMO, but the dangers of dihydrogen monoxide do not end there. Prolonged exposure to its solid form causes severe tissue damage. Symptoms of DHMO ingestion can include excessive sweating and urination, and possibly a bloated feeling, nausea, vomiting and body electrolyte imbalance. For those who have become dependent, DHMO withdrawal means certain death.

Dihydrogen monoxide:
is also known as hydroxl acid, and is the major component of acid rain.
* contributes to the "greenhouse effect."
* may cause severe burns.
* contributes to the erosion of our natural landscape.
* accelerates corrosion and rusting of many metals.
* may cause electrical failures and decreased effectiveness of automobile brakes.
* has been found in excised tumors of terminal cancer patients.
* Contamination is reaching epidemic proportions!

Quantities of dihydrogen monoxide have been found in almost every stream, lake, and reservoir in UK today. But the pollution is global, and the contaminant has even been found in Antarctic ice. DHMO has caused millions of pounds of property damage in the UK.

Despite the danger, dihydrogen monoxide is often used:

* as an industrial solvent and coolant.
* in nuclear power plants.
* in the production of styrofoam.
* as a fire retardant.
* in many forms of cruel animal research.
* in the distribution of pesticides. Even after washing, produce remains contaminated by this chemical.
* as an additive in certain "junk-foods" and other food products.
* Companies dump waste DHMO into rivers and the ocean, and nothing can be done to stop them because this practice is still legal.

The impact on wildlife is extreme, and we cannot afford to ignore it any longer!

The British and American governments has refused to ban the production, distribution, or use of this damaging chemical due to its "importance to the economic health of this nation." In fact, the navy and other military organizations are conducting experiments with DHMO, and designing multi-billion dollar devices to control and utilize it during warfare situations.

Hundreds of military research facilities receive tons of it through a highly sophisticated underground distribution network. Many store large quantities for later use.

More important details to follow in the meantime go to - [http://www.dhmo.org/facts.html]
and for full details [http://www.snopes.com/toxins/dhmo.htm]

Stoker

[Jack Kane]

You almost had me Stoker, I was nearly placing a petition on the HSfB home page

[Stoker]

ALISO VIEJO, Calif. -- City officials were, according to this story, so
concerned about the potentially dangerous properties of dihydrogen monoxide that
they considered banning foam cups after they learned the chemical was used in
their production.
Then they learned, to their chagrin, that dihydrogen monoxide-H2O for short-is
the scientific term for WATER.
City Manager David J. Norman was quoted as saying, "It's embarrassing. We had a
paralegal who did bad research."
The paralegal apparently fell victim to one of the many official looking Web
sites that have been put up by pranksters to describe dihydrogen monoxide as "an
odorless, tasteless chemical" that can be deadly if accidentally inhaled.

Stoker

[Ashanti]

Good one Stoker I think I will start a DHMO scare in my work. That might get them thinking more about H&S