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CONTAMINANTS AND ITS RELATED EFFECTS TABLE B-2
<br />ROUGH AND READY PROJECT AREA
<br />Chemical When a Person Comes Normal Exposure
<br />into Contact
<br />High Levels/LongTerm
<br />Exposure
<br />
<br />Benzene Breathed in or absorbed Irritates the eyes, nose,
<br />through skin, throat and skin. Cause
<br />dizziness, light-
<br />headedness, headache
<br />and vomiting.
<br />Convulsions, coma, sudden
<br />death, and damage to
<br />blood cells.
<br />Toluene Breathed in or absorbed Irritation to skin, eyes,
<br />through skin, nose, and throat. Cause
<br />trouble concentrating,
<br />headaches and slow
<br />reflexes.
<br />Dizziness, lightheadedness,
<br />unconsciousness, death,
<br />and damage to liver, kidney
<br />and brain.
<br />Ethyl Benzene Breathed in or absorbed Irritates the eyes, skin,
<br />through skin, nose and throat.
<br />Dizziness, lightheadedness,
<br />loss of consciousness,
<br />trouble breathing, drying
<br />and blistering of skin, liver
<br />damage and death.
<br />Xylene Breathed in or absorbed Irritates the eyes, skin,
<br />through skin, nose and throat. Can
<br />cause headaches,
<br />nausea and vomiting.
<br />Dizziness, lightheadedness,
<br />unconsciousness, drying
<br />and cracking of skin, poor
<br />memory and concentration,
<br />damage to liver and
<br />kidneys, and death.
<br />Methyl-tertiary- Breathed in or absorbed Irritates the eyes, skin, Headache, nausea,
<br />butyl ether through skin, nose and throat, and can dizziness, weakness and
<br />cause difficulty lightheadedness. May
<br />concentrating and cause kidney damage.
<br />thinking.
<br />Di-isopropyl ether Breathed in or absorbed Irritates the skin, eyes,
<br />through skin, nose and throat. Can
<br />cause headache,
<br />drowsiness, dizziness,
<br />nausea and confusion.
<br />Drying and cracking of skin,
<br />loss of consciousness and
<br />death.
<br />Ethylbutyl Ether Breathed in or absorbed Irritates the skin, eyes, Repeated high exposure
<br />through skin, nose and throat, causing may affect the nervous
<br />coughing and wheezing. system.
<br />Ethylbutanol Breathed in or absorbed Irritates the eyes, skin, Headache, dizziness,
<br />through skin,
<br />
<br /> nose and throat, causing nausea, vomiting and
<br />coughing and wheezing. possibly permanent eye
<br />damage.
<br />Ethanol
<br />
<br />Breathed in or absorbed Irritates the eyes, skin, Severe shortness of breath,
<br />in the skin, nose and throat, causing build up of fluid in the lungs
<br />coughing and shortness (pulmonary edema), and
<br />of breath. possible eye damage.
<br />Methanol
<br />
<br />Breathed in or absorbed
<br />May cause blindness.
<br />in the skin.
<br />Souce: Environmental Protection Agency
<br />ROSENOW SPEVACEK GROUP, INC. REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF STOCKTON
<br />MAY 3, 2004
<br />ROUGH AND READY ISLAND REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
<br />- B-13 - PRELIMINARY REPORT
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