what are the symptoms of exposure to bleach and ammonia?!
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Inhaling bleach and ammonia mixture could case death. Checking on the symptons now.
mostly respiratory since the two combined form a new chemical vapor that causes corrosion and damaged cells in the lungs
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AMONIA:
Inhalation
Inhalation of ammonia may cause nasopharyngeal and tracheal burns, bronchiolar and alveolar edema, and airway destruction resulting in respiratory distress or failure. Ammonia's odor threshold is sufficiently low to acutely provide adequate warning of its presence (odor threshold = 5 ppm; OSHA PEL = 50 ppm). However, ammonia causes olfactory fatigue or adaptation, making its presence difficult to detect when exposure is prolonged. Anhydrous ammonia is lighter than air and will therefore rise (will not settle in low-lying areas); however, vapors from liquefied gas are initially heavier than air and may spread along the ground. Asphyxiation may occur in poorly ventilated or enclosed.
Children exposed to the same levels of ammonia vapor as adults may receive larger dose because they have greater lung surface area:body weight ratios and increased minute volumes:weight ratios. In addition, they may be exposed to higher levels than adults in the same location because of their short stature and the higher levels of ammonia vapor found nearer to the ground.
Skin/Eye Contact
The extent of injury produced by exposure to ammonia depends on the duration of the exposure and the concentration of the gas or liquid. Even low airborne concentrations (100 ppm) of ammonia may produce rapid eye and nose irritation. Higher concentrations may cause severe eye injury. Contact with concentrated ammonia solutions, such as some industrial cleaners (25%), may cause serious corrosive injury, including skin burns, permanent eye damage, or blindness. The full extent of damage to the eyes may not be clear until up to 1 week after the injury is sustained. Contact with liquefied ammonia can cause frostbite injury.
Children are more vulnerable to toxicants that affect the skin because of their relatively larger surface area:body weight ratio.
Ingestion
Ingestion of ammonium hydroxide, while uncommon, results in corrosive damage to the mouth, throat, and stomach. Ingestion of ammonia does not normally result in systemic poisoning.
BLEACH:
Respiratory
Breathing difficulty (from inhalation)
Throat swelling (which may also cause breathing difficulty)
Eyes, ears, nose, and throat
Severe pain in the throat
Severe pain or burning in the nose, eyes, ears, lips, or tongue
Loss of vision
Gastrointestinal
Severe abdominal pain
Vomiting
Burns of the esophagus (food pipe)
Vomiting blood
Blood in the stool
Heart and blood vessels
Hypotension (low blood pressure) develops rapidly
Collapse
Skin
Irritation
Burn
Necrosis (holes) in the skin or underlying tissues
Blood
Severe change in pH (too much or too little acid in the blood, which leads to damage in all of the body organs)
Source(s):
http://health.allrefer.com/health/bleach-info.html
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MHMI/mmg126.html
dizziness, problems breathing, vomiting,
It results in the perfect complexion. "APPLY LIBERALLY TO IRRITATED SKIN" .USA HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT 1987.
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