Hello everyone. I want to ask something. Maybe i am too scared with no reason. I inhaled a bit of acetic acid in the lab cause someone used a rota evaporator with acetic acid as organic solvent and at a point i was too close for about 20 minutes and i had a weird smell of acetic acid but because i am not so familiar yet with this stuff i was not sure it was acetic acid. It was not so annoying but after i left the lab i felt i cannot breath properly (maybe it is because i am too anxious). I also have a feeling like i want to cough all day. Maybe i am thinking too much i dont know but i want to know if its very dangerous cause i am try to learn every possible danger in the lab, Maybe i am not suitable for this place :p.  I used to work as an analytical researcher for many years and i used to do all my stuff with pc and not so much in the lab bench but i found a job and i wanted to try something different but i feel i cannot handle stuff like this. Maybe i am not so familiar yet i dont know

Edited June 4, 20187 yr by pgiorgos

Get a proper medical assessment and particularly get the substance confirmed.

Were the fumes from dilute or glacial acid?

Note acetic acid is an irritant but not directly poisonous.

https://www.thoughtco.com/what-is-glacial-acetic-acid-4049300

Edited June 4, 20187 yr by studiot

You are much more likely to obtain a (sensible) discussion if you reply to participants in your threads.

 

On 5/6/2018 at 9:14 PM, studiot said:

You are much more likely to obtain a (sensible) discussion if you reply to participants in your threads.

 

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