r/ChemicalEngineering • u/kinda_Temporary • Apr 24 '25

Chemistry Am I gonna get cancer

I know, it is stupid, but I touched.

  1. Aluminium sulfate
  2. Copper sulfate
  3. Iron sulfate
  4. Magnesium sulfate

Did I post to the wrong sub and am I gonna get cancer

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u/EquivalentSide318 Apr 24 '25

no. But inform yourself before you touch chemicals

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u/SLR_ZA Apr 24 '25

Wrong sub

But

You're no more likely to get it than before

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u/uniballing Apr 24 '25

Read the SDS before handling chemicals

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u/drdessertlover Apr 24 '25

Did you read the SDS for each chemical? What do you mean "touch"? Did you poke the material with your finger or fling it up in the air above you like they do with flowers in movies?

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u/kinda_Temporary Apr 25 '25

Yeah, it said “severe skin burns, dangerous to aquatic life”.

I just wanted to test it out.