Friday, December 18, 2009

I'm doing a presentation on organic-inorganic poisons, is talcum powder(talc) considered a poison?

I'm doing a presentation on organic-inorganic poisons, is talcum powder(talc) considered an organic or inorganic poison?I'm doing a presentation on organic-inorganic poisons, is talcum powder(talc) considered a poison?
Talcum powder is a powder made from a purified mineral called talc. Talcum powder poisoning occurs when someone accidentally or intentionally breathes in or swallows talcum powder.





it is a silicate which does not contain carbon





so it should be an inorganic poisonI'm doing a presentation on organic-inorganic poisons, is talcum powder(talc) considered a poison?
neither unless you breath so much you suffocate.

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