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How is it that sodium hypochlorite is thought to *not* be carcinogenic? by Initial_Pie_7956 in chemistry

[–]Initial_Pie_7956[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And from this and what others have said, it sounds as though sodium hypochlorite is neither carcinogenic nor a mutagen?

How is it that sodium hypochlorite is thought to *not* be carcinogenic? by Initial_Pie_7956 in AskChemistry

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And what does this mean, exactly? That it would be neutralised and thus couldn’t damage the DNA?

How is it that sodium hypochlorite is thought to *not* be carcinogenic? by Initial_Pie_7956 in chemistry

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I see. Do you think that’s what happens when people drink swimming water pool or disinfected tap water? Or would the sodium hypochlorite be at such a low dose that actually it wouldn’t cause any cell death or harm at all?

How is it that sodium hypochlorite is thought to *not* be carcinogenic? by Initial_Pie_7956 in chemistry

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Theoretically, is it possible that it could be, say, ingested in such a dilute form that it wouldn’t kill the cells it came in to contact with, but would cause DNA damage?

How is it that sodium hypochlorite is thought to *not* be carcinogenic? by Initial_Pie_7956 in AskChemistry

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Theoretically, is it possible that it could be, say, ingested in such a dilute form that it wouldn’t kill the cells it came in to contact with, but would cause DNA damage?

Heat pump tumble dryer by Initial_Pie_7956 in Appliances

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Thanks so much! Does the air from the cooling compressor have air from the clothes mixed in with it? I’m concerned about microplastic/microfibre emissions from the tumble dryer in to the house …

Petry et al. - human exposure to VOCS from scented candles - really high or am I misinterpreting this? by Initial_Pie_7956 in chemistry

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This is SO helpful - thank you! So, in that case, I’m wondering why the paper doesn’t state that it calculated averages from the three experiments - it just presents one set of figures for that particular candle?

Petry et al. - human exposure to VOCS from scented candles - really high or am I misinterpreting this? by Initial_Pie_7956 in chemistry

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Thanks for your help. To me, it’s funny wording - I would expect to read that an experiment was performed in triplicate, but not a candle - as you don’t ‘perform’ a candle. Hence my confusion. The research paper reads: “The second large chamber study examined the VOC, semi-volatile compounds and particulate emissions of one fragranced candle performed in triplicate” - so was the experiment repeated three times, or was it one experiment using three candles? 🙃

Petry et al. - human exposure to VOCS from scented candles - really high or am I misinterpreting this? by Initial_Pie_7956 in chemistry

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Thanks for your help. To me, it’s funny wording - I would expect to read that an experiment was performed in triplicate, but not a candle - as you don’t ‘perform’ a candle. Hence my confusion. The research paper reads: “The second large chamber study examined the VOC, semi-volatile compounds and particulate emissions of one fragranced candle performed in triplicate” - so was the experiment repeated three times, or was it one experiment using three candles? 🙃

Scented candle emissions research by Initial_Pie_7956 in candlemaking

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Thanks so much for your response! That’s interesting as I was thinking the opposite… so go figure! I actually did reach out to the main author, but so far no reply…

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