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Detoxification of Hazardous Chemicals

Highly hazardous chemicals can cause harm to humans and the environment through cancer, birth defects, genetic damage or death from small exposures. Examples include carcinogens, toxins that impact reproduction, and agents that damage organs like the lungs or liver. Hazardous chemicals also include both persistent and non-persistent inorganic and organic substances that are combustible, explosive, flammable, oxidizing, pyrophoric, unstable or water-reactive.

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Detoxification of Hazardous Chemicals

Highly hazardous chemicals can cause harm to humans and the environment through cancer, birth defects, genetic damage or death from small exposures. Examples include carcinogens, toxins that impact reproduction, and agents that damage organs like the lungs or liver. Hazardous chemicals also include both persistent and non-persistent inorganic and organic substances that are combustible, explosive, flammable, oxidizing, pyrophoric, unstable or water-reactive.

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Detoxification of hazardous chemicals

Hazardous materials or chemicals are any substances or agents (biological,


chemical, radiological or physical) which has potential to cause harm to humans,
animals, plants and the environment by itself or through interaction with other factors.
Highly hazardous chemicals may cause cancer, birth defects, induce genetic damage,
cause miscarriage, injury and death from relatively small exposures. Examples are
carcinogens, toxic or highly toxic agents, reproductive toxins, irritants, corrosives,
sensitizers, hepatotoxins, nephrotoxins, neurotoxins, agents that act on the
hematopoietic system, and agents that damage the lungs, skin, eyes, or mucous
membranes, etc.

Hazardous chemicals include persistent inorganic or organic chemicals as well nonpersistent inorganic or organic chemicals, e.g. combustible liquid, a compressed gas,
explosive, flammable, an organic peroxide, an oxidizer, pyrophoric, unstable (reactive),
or water-reactive.

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