pgiorgos Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 (edited) 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, 2018 by pgiorgos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiot Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 (edited) 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, 2018 by studiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiot Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 You are much more likely to obtain a (sensible) discussion if you reply to participants in your threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgiorgos Posted June 6, 2018 Author Share Posted June 6, 2018 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. next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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