enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Metallised film - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metallised_film

    The coating also reduces the permeability of the film to light, water and oxygen. The properties of the film remain, such as higher toughness, the ability to be heat sealed, and a lower density at a lower cost than an aluminium foil. This gives metallised films some advantages over aluminium foil and aluminium foil laminates.

  3. Mylar balloons cause bouquet of problems for power ... - AOL

    www.aol.com/news/mylar-balloons-cause-bouquet...

    Feb. 12—Love is in the air this week, but power providers are asking New Mexicans to keep it away from their lines. Mylar balloons, those shiny tokens of affection often sent to sweethearts on ...

  4. 8-year-old girl suffocated to death by Mylar balloon sparks ...

    www.aol.com/article/2016/02/29/8-year-old-girl...

    Mylar and paper balloons are far safer than latex balloons. Stay current on Infant and Child First Aid and CPR — the life you save may be very dear to you. Ultimately, McGloghlon hopes that by ...

  5. Recreational use of nitrous oxide - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recreational_use_of...

    The gas is then inhaled from the balloon or dispenser. [30] This is necessary because nitrous oxide is very cold when it undergoes adiabatic decompression on exit from a canister; inhalation directly from a tank is dangerous and can cause frostbite of the larynx and bronchi. [31]

  6. California Balloon Law - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Balloon_Law

    The balloon law prohibits the sale or distribution of a balloon that is constructed of electrically conductive material (metallized Mylar or foil) and filled with a gas lighter than air (helium), without affixing an object of sufficient weight to the balloon to counter the lift capability, affixing a specified warning statement on the balloon ...

  7. PNM shares tips for safety around Mylar balloons this ... - AOL

    www.aol.com/news/pnm-shares-tips-safety-around...

    Feb. 12—The Public Service Company of New Mexico has released a reminder to keep Mylar balloons away from power lines this Valentine's Day. "Mylar balloons are made of metallic materials that ...

  8. Toxicity - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toxicity

    Toxicity is the degree to which a chemical substance or a particular mixture of substances can damage an organism. [1] Toxicity can refer to the effect on a whole organism, such as an animal, bacterium, or plant, as well as the effect on a substructure of the organism, such as a cell (cytotoxicity) or an organ such as the liver (hepatotoxicity).

  9. Chemical hazard - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemical_hazard

    Therefore, the majority of these illnesses and deaths are thought to be caused by a lack of knowledge or awareness concerning the dangers of chemicals. The best method of controlling chemical exposure within the workplace is through the elimination or the substitution of all chemicals that are thought or known to cause illness or death.