Environmental Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
Potato
poisoning
Solanum
tuberosum
;
other
Solanum
Sprouted green
potatoes
Possibly green
sprouted potatoes
Vomiting, diarrhea,
headache, abdominal
pains, prostration
A few hours Do not use sprouts or peel
of sprouted green potatoes.
Water-hemlock
poisoning
Cicutoxin or
resin from
hemlock
(
Cicuta
maculata
)
Water hemlock
Leaves and roots
of water hemlock
Nausea, vomiting,
convulsions, pain in
stomach, diarrhea
1 - 2 hr
Do not eat roots, leaves, or
flowers of water hemlock.
Antimony
poisoning
Antimony
Gray-enameled
cooking
utensils
Foods cooked in
cheap enameled
pans
Vomiting, paralysis of
arms
5min-1
hour
Avoid purchase and use of
poor-quality
gray-enameled, chipped
enamel utensils.
Arsenic
poisoning
Arsenic
Arsenic
compounds
Arsenic-
contaminated food
or water
Vomiting, diarrhea,
painful tenesmus (a
cumulative poison)
10 min and
longer
Keep arsenic sprays, etc.,
locked; wash fruits,
vegetables. Avoid
substances with
concentrations greater than
0.05 mg/l.
Cadmium
poisoning
Cadmium
Cadmium-
plated utensils
Acid food
prepared in
cadmium utensils
Nausea, vomiting,
cramps, diarrhea
15 - 30 min
Watch for cadmium-plated
utensils, racks, and
destroy. Inform
