Stadtjunky Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Hi, Thanks for taking the time to read this! I'm student chemist (only 21), and last week I got exposed to alot of methyl iodide when I spilt some dissolved in DCM onto my hand, although I was wearing nitrile gloves I think the chemical passed straight through, I had some skin irritation the next day. Now, after reading up so much about MeI, I'm paranoid that I'll get cancer. Am I being reasonable in worrying about getting cancer because of this exposure? I seen a doctor, he says it's unlikely, but isn't it also extremely unlikely that someone would have this sort of accident? Many, many thanks, John By the way, it was about 15 mL I split on my gloves (which stayed on my hands for like 6 -7 seconds), the 15 mL was mostly DCM, but about 1 mL was pure MeI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greippi Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 You should be fine. Looking at the safety data sheet it didn't look like you've got anywhere near a toxic dose. Note it says MAY cause cancer - so it's not certain. Seeing as it wasn't on your hands very long, and you're not going to have repeated skin exposure to it, I would say it's VERY unlikely. Generally with carcinogens, you're at risk if it's prolonged/repeated exposure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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