From: Heidi Black (blackh@exchange.esuhsd.org)
Date: Tue Oct 26 1999 - 16:18:25 PDT
Message-ID: <381636BB.47552F98@exchange.esuhsd.org> Date: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 15:18:25 -0800 From: Heidi Black <blackh@exchange.esuhsd.org> Subject: Re: pinhole iron poisoning
Here is a website on iron poisoning-maybe ER wasn't that bad this time.
http://www.fda.gov/opacom/backgrounders/ironbg.html
Iron is the leading cause of poisoning deaths of kids under 6 in the
US. As little as 200 mg can result in death.
As far as getting the stuff out of cereal, I have had more success after
mixing the cereal with a bit of water and grinding it up. A hint is to
wrap the magnets in a bit of cellophane or put them in a baggy while
moving them through the slurry-much easier cleanup!
Heidi Black
Blackh@exchange.esuhsd.org
Lou Morton wrote:
> Pinholers,
> Last Thursday night's episode of "ER" had a story of a little girl who
> I
> believe died as a result of iron poisoning. I could see how some of
> our
> students might have seen that episode or a rerun in the future so how
> does that relate to the demo described in Digest #269? How much is too
>
> much of Iron. Elemental or soluble? Sound like a good demo. I don't
> have
> a magnetic stirrer but might try pulverising by hand then go fishing
> with a magnet on the end of string. Would that work?
> Thanks, as always,
> Lou Morton
> stf-lmorton@vom.com
>
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