Mothballs the real story.
After reading the post on mothballs recently I decided to check with a business acquaintance for the real facts. Sorry for the long post but I did not want to edit his response. MOTHBALLS The Rea...
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nickthehunter wrote:Death may be a long way off (I'm pulling for 'ya:B) but exposure may be more than that 6 minute window. Those mothballs, as mentioned, sublimate into a gaseous film that adheres and penetrates into materials. Luckily, most of the active chemicals are highly volatile and dispersed into the air. Still, I stay the heck away from breathing Benzene or Naphtha whenever possible.
If I was going to breathe it every day I may start to become the least bit worried. But I'm going to breathe it for about 3 minutes putting them in, then about 3 minutes 6 months later taking them out. I am 100% sure I'm going to die from something other than moth ball poisoning.
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