Chemical Exposure to Matches Posted: 10-30-06 10:16am
hello, i have a question..
i was using matches to make my
marshmellows catch fire so that they could
roast.. i put the match underneath the
marshmellow and the chemicals could have
possibly gone up into the marshemllow.. i
did this with about 20 or so
matches/marshmellows and i saw in a forum
that matches can cause cancer.. i dont
know if thats true or not
so heres my questions
1) do matches cause cancer?
2) if so, was 20 matches enough to cause
anything?
3) are there any other harmful effects of
this?
thank you very much
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Cancers Answer A1764 Posted: 11-29-06 03:43am
There are 2 types of matches: Safety
matches and Strike-anywhere matches.
Safety matches contain antimony (III)
sulfide and potassium chlorate in the head
while Strike-anywhere matches contain
phosphorus (III) sulfide and potassium
per-chlorate in the head. You shouldn’t
use matches for purposes as you described
any more because all these substances can
be toxic.
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