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  2. Salt poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Salt poisoning is an intoxication resulting from the excessive intake of sodium (usually as sodium chloride) either in solid form or in solution (saline water, including brine, brackish water, or seawater). Salt poisoning sufficient to produce severe symptoms is rare, and lethal salt poisoning is possible but even rarer.

  3. Health effects of salt - Wikipedia

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    Salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl) and is used in food for both preservation and flavor. Sodium ions are needed in small quantities by most living things, as are chlorine ions. Salt is involved in regulating the water content (fluid balance) of the body. Both sodium and chlorine ions are used for electrical signaling ...

  4. The High Cost and Deadly Consequences of Too Much Salt - AOL

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    As U.S. legislators look for ways to reduce the nation's health-care costs, they may soon tackle America's salt problem. Cutting Americans' salt intake by even 10% would probably prevent hundreds ...

  5. Water intoxication - Wikipedia

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    Water, like any other substance, can be considered a poison when over-consumed in a brief period. Water intoxication mostly occurs when water is being consumed in a high quantity provoking disturbances in electrolyte balance. [2] Excess of body water may also be a result of a medical condition or improper treatment; see "hyponatremia" for some ...

  6. How drinking too much water can be dangerous, even deadly - AOL

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  7. Salt water creeping up Mississippi could cause health ... - AOL

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    The steady push of salt water upstream in the drought-hit Mississippi River could have serious health and economic consequences across southern Louisiana, where many communities rely on the river ...

  8. Saltwater intrusion - Wikipedia

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    Water extraction drops the level of fresh groundwater, reducing its water pressure and allowing saltwater to flow further inland. Other contributors to saltwater intrusion include navigation channels or agricultural and drainage channels , which provide conduits for saltwater to move inland.

  9. Potassium cyanide - Wikipedia

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    It is a colorless salt, similar in appearance to sugar, that is highly soluble in water. Most KCN is used in gold mining, organic synthesis, and electroplating. Smaller applications include jewellery for chemical gilding and buffing. [4] Potassium cyanide is highly toxic, and a dose of 200 to 300 milligrams will kill nearly any human.