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Potential Health Effects
This material hydrolyzes in water to form sulfuric
acid, which is responsible for the irritating effects given below.
| Inhalation:
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Ingestion:
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| Causes irritation
to the respiratory tract. Symptoms may include coughing, shortness
of breath. |
Causes irritation to the
gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms may include nausea, vomiting and
diarrhea. There have been two cases of fatal human poisonings from
ingestion of 30 grams of alum. |
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