drinking Hydrogen Peroxide -- need references
Quote:
>A dear friend of mine has begun an "oxygen therapy" treatment of a
>kind, which involves ingesting H2O2..
>I have never heard of this practice.
>What are the effects of drinking hydrogen peroxide? Is it dangerous?
>Is it toxic? In what strengths is it harmful?
>I need references, please.
Sax's Dangerous Properties of Industrial Materials (van Nostrand Reinhod,
New York, 8th edition 1992) contains the following summary on the toxic
properties of hydrogen peroxide:
Moderately toxic by inhalation, ingestion and skin contact. A corrosive
irritant to skin, eyes and mucous membranes. Human mutation data reported.
Questionable carcinogen with experimental tumoric data. A very powerful
oxidizer.
- Matti Jokinen
