What happens if you drink phenol?

Answer 1

Cause's cancer as the shape is just right to fit in the major grove of DNA. Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volume 155, Issues 1-2, 30 June 2008, Pages 83-89

First line in absract - "Phenol is a carcinogen" the article discusses a new technique for its removal from waste water. American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists Standards (ACGIH) Manual, 2005, and United States Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, 816-F-01-007, 2006. EPA state phenol is a carcinogen....

Answer:

Phenol can:

* corrode skin and tissue (cause chemical burns) * is poisonous when ingested or injectd or through dermal exposure * EPA at one time had classified phenol as a Group D, "not classifiable as a human carcinogen "based on a lack of data concerning carcinogenic effects in humans * (in controlled amounts) be used for its antibiotic properties in throat lozenges

Answer 2

Drinking phenol can cause severe burns to the mouth, throat, and stomach. It can lead to difficulty breathing, nausea, vomiting, and organ damage. Ingesting phenol is extremely toxic and can be fatal.

Answer 3

yes.......... just now by mistakenly, in very dark room i drank the phenol, when i came to know it was phenol, i washed my mouth with clean water for several times,,, its been one hour, lets see whats going to be happen, i had a mouth full of phenol,