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  2. Is This Toxic Mold? How To Know If It's In Your House—And Why ...

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    Common symptoms include extreme fatigue, brain fog, and gastrointestinal issues, according to health practitioners who treat mold illness. Advocates in the “mold community,” as it’s ...

  3. Freon - Wikipedia

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    Freon, when used as an inhalant has been found to have desired effects such as euphoria or intoxication. This has led to some individuals using Freon recreationally in order to achieve these effects. [8] When inhaled, Freon has toxic effects that can have detrimental impacts on various systems in the body.

  4. Refrigerant - Wikipedia

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    Refrigerant. A refrigerant is a working fluid used in the refrigeration cycle of air conditioning systems and heat pumps where in most cases they undergo a repeated phase transition from a liquid to a gas and back again. Refrigerants are heavily regulated because of their toxicity and flammability [ 1 ] and the contribution of CFC and HCFC ...

  5. Dichlorodifluoromethane - Wikipedia

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    Dichlorodifluoromethane (R-12) is a colorless gas usually sold under the brand name Freon-12, and a chlorofluorocarbon halomethane (CFC) used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant. In compliance with the Montreal Protocol, its manufacture was banned in developed countries (non-article 5 countries) in 1996, and in developing countries ...

  6. Pools can make you sick. Here's why — and how to stay safe.

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    Shower or rinse off before going into the water to help remove dirt or particles from your body that may use up the chlorine in the water. Change diapers away from the water to prevent ...

  7. Thomas Midgley Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Midgley Jr. (May 18, 1889 – November 2, 1944) was an American mechanical and chemical engineer.He played a major role in developing leaded gasoline (tetraethyl lead) and some of the first chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), better known in the United States by the brand name Freon; both products were later banned from common use due to their harmful impact on human health and the environment.

  8. R-410A - Wikipedia

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    R-410A. R-410A is a refrigerant used in air conditioning and heat pump applications. It is a zeotropic but near- azeotropic mixture of difluoromethane (CH 2 F 2, called R-32) and pentafluoroethane (CHF 2 CF 3, called R-125). R-410A is sold under the trademarked names AZ-20, EcoFluor R410, Forane 410A, Genetron R410A, Puron, and Suva 410A.

  9. Carbon monoxide poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Carbon monoxide poisoningtypically occurs from breathingin carbon monoxide(CO) at excessive levels.[3] Symptoms are often described as "flu-like" and commonly include headache, dizziness, weakness, vomiting, chest pain, and confusion.[1] Large exposures can result in loss of consciousness, arrhythmias, seizures, or death.