Ok. I know this was stupid, but it was spur of the moment. I found a metal melting thing (I don't know the name It plugs in and it looks like a screw driver and it gets hot to melt metal) and I found some think metal yarn-type stuff that says contains lead in my brother's room. So I decided to put two and two together and be a jackass. Anyway, after having my fair share of melting stuff, I realized that there was gas and fumes that smelled while I was doing it. Could that be the lead? And could I be harmed by it from inhaling it. I mean, there was a little lead in a little piece of metal, but is it enough to do something bad? I also wasn't wearing safety clothes of goggles or anything. Any help?
Whoa there, young whippersnapper 0.1 moles per 1 dm3 is 0.1 M, which has a pH of 1!! That's purdy dad gummed strong! Be informed, grahsshoppah Spilled on the floor: 1. TELL YOUR INSTRUCTOR 2. Neutralize it with acid neutralizer from your lab's spill kit 3. Sweep the mess up when it's finished neutralizing Spilled on clothing 1. TELL YOUR INSTRUCTOR 2. Depending on where/how much of your body is affectedwill affect your next step.a. Small part of body, or dilute concentrationUse water from the sink - rinse thoroughly dependingon where on your body it is. b. Use the safety shower if it's over a large portion of yourbody. Rinse with large portions of water. Modesty isnot an option; remove affected clothing! 3. Ingesteda. TELL YOUR INSTRUCTORb. Call 911 or campus security at once.c. They may instruct you to drink a lot of water or milk ofmagnesia or something to neutralize the acidletTHEM make that decision. 4. Splashed in eyes a. TELL YOUR INSTRUCTOR b. Get to the eye wash and use it! b. Get medical attention You can dispose of it down the sink if it's really dilute ( 0.1 M or sofollow instructor's lead on that). Otherwise, dilute and / or neutralize according to your facility's disposal protocols, then rinse down sink with lots of water (carefully, no splashing) IF concentration is really high (6 M or above, let your lab instructor or lab manager make the decision, your facility may have it hauled off, or they may recycle it.
It also depends on what state you live in. In California you can't even buy fixtures if there is any lead content in the metal. I needed an antique reproduction fixture. It was being sold by a specialty store in CA but they could only sell it to someone purchasing it from out of state. I had a friend in Florida purchase it, and then he shipped it back to me in CA. What a pain.
First, are you sure it is a smoke and not a Carbon Monoxide detector? On the grounds that you may be ready to scent smoke, but no longer CO. Second, substitute the battery. Do not investigate it, just put a new one in. If that still does not repair, it exchange the whole unit as they repeatedly go dangerous, above all if it can be older.
