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  Home > JCE Print > Journal of Chemical Education > Issues > 1999  > November  >
In the Laboratory
Safety Tips
Synthetic Fingernails as a Fire Hazard in the Chemistry Laboratory
William G. Vanover, Jason L. Woods, and Shawn B. Allin
Lamar University, Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 10022, Beaumont, TX 77710-0022
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November 1999
Vol. 76 No. 11
p. 1521
Abstract
The flammability of synthetic finger nails has been examined using a Bunsen burner and a birthday candle as ignition sources. The samples exhibited short ignition times (approximately 1 second) and burned to completion. Owing to the molten nature of the polymer while ignited and the ease with which ignition occurs, synthetic nails should be considered a fire hazard and students warned of their dangers.
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*  Citation
 Vanover, William G.; Woods, Jason L.; Allin, Shawn B. J. Chem. Educ. 1999 76 1521.
*  Keywords
 Safety / Hazardous Materials; Laboratory Instruction; Administrative Issues
*  History
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Last Updated:		 October 12, 1999
June 23, 2005
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