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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 2078489, member: 19065&quot;]Puzzled again! Well, it&#039;s close to bed time I guess...</p><p><br /></p><p>Let&#039;s see. Acetone is naturally occurring and expelled quickly from the body. So presents little risk to health they say, yet it&#039;s a skin irritant as well as an iritant to soft tissues like: nose, eyes, throat, lungs. Sure it passes from your body in as little as a few minutes or a few days. But repeated exposure can/does have an effect on some people. Can you or the OP measure the parts per million of evaporated acetone in the air around you/them? Not likely. Yet there are tolerances that OSHA provides for maintaining and venting for safe work spaces. The point is, you can&#039;t control all the factors and account for each individual&#039;s body chemistry, their reaction to the stuff and the consequences of long term health impact, let alone look out for potential damage to property and environment. Rather than everyone debating this so generally, simply exercise the higher position of caution and prevention. Suggest wearing a proper respirator, work in a well ventilated area, wear goggles and protect skin with gloves, dispose of papers and rags in a fire-can, explain not to dump in a sink where you wash foods and dishes, that may have PVC pipes, etc. Everyone has tried so hard to debunk risk avoidance when all they ought to be doing is helping the OP be safe when handling such things.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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