2006-12-09 04:32:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Yeh the source isnt that strong at all probably the most is like cooking something in it
2006-12-09 04:54:15 · update #1
I the melting process there is vents above the smelters. I have poured aluminum, brass and iron I never wore any breathing device. It was too hot to stick my nose down too close to see if it gave off an odor. At times we did add copper to the iron to make it more machinable I never noticed a different odor when we did. The cores in the mold gave off an odor. In a foundry there are fumes OSHA monitors them. When I first started in a foundry you could see the smoke a gases coming out of big chimneys. A lot of that had to do with what you were burning, like coke to melt iron. So they do give off fumes. I never got sick from any of them and I am in my sixties now. The ones who are dead are the ones who smoked. This was much more lethal than the fumes on the job.
2006-12-09 04:48:41 · answer #1 · answered by Thomas S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pure copper shouldn't give off fumes but some coppers carry impurites such as sulfur that give off fumes that are harmful. Brass is a composite metal meaning it is a blend of several metals and yes that will give off fumes.
What you should be worrying about is the heat source giving off fumes beacause what are you burning that is able to melt copper and brass?
2006-12-09 12:44:03 · answer #2 · answered by asmidsk@verizon.net 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes Fumes from copper will leave sweet taste (not a good sweet) in your mouth and nose. Minor exposure causes headache nausea sore throught and nose. Found this out by burning rubber coating off of copper wire for recycleing.
It lasted a day or so. Not sure of any long term effects.
2006-12-09 12:56:58 · answer #3 · answered by Brian G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definitely. There is a term "brass monkeys" used in reference to the shaking that is sometimes a symptom of heavy metal poisoning.
Symptoms vary, victims may complain of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain, headache, sweating, and a metallic taste in the mouth. Sometimes victims have obvious impairment of cognitive, motor, and language skills. The expression "mad as a hatter" comes from the mercury poisoning prevalent in 17th century France among hat makers who soaked animal hides in a solution of mercuric nitrate to soften the hair.
2006-12-09 14:20:18 · answer #4 · answered by Ed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-12-09 12:35:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋