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Yes, but similar to high concentration hydrogen peroxide, when the higher concentration product is causing preventable harm and death they make only the more di
by iancmceachern 4y ago
Yes, but similar to high concentration hydrogen peroxide, when the higher concentration product is causing preventable harm and death they make only the more diluted version readily available to the public and keeps the higher concentration stuff just for the folks that truly need it (industry).
- sokoloff 4y agoAn alternative explanation is that 3%, 6%, and 12% are more commonly useful and so the market meets the need. 34% H2O2 is readily available (it’s hardly “kept for industry”, but rather industry/food prep is the most common purchaser of it, just like I can buy urea or ammonium nitrate even though commercial farms are a more common user of it.)
- Ferret7446 4y agoYes but sodium nitrite isn't that dangerous to handle.
- iancmceachern 4y agoNot to handle, but it's clearly dangerous in the way noted in this article.