Sunday, August 28, 2005

Highly Toxic

Read this from a small bottle of liquid pesticide which my sergeant gingerly poured to a pail. Mindef ordered us to soak our uniforms to make it supposedly mosquito-free, due to the recent spate of dengue cases. Here goes:


Highly Toxic! Especially to bees and aquatic animals.
Gloves must be worn at all times when handling and mixing.
If there is contact with eyes and hands, wash with copious amounts of water for 15 min.
No known antidote available. If ingested, doctors are to treat symptoms accordingly (meaning= hope for the best)


Quite amusing to see my sergeant cussing and swearing (and sweating) while I read out the labels quite audibly in front of him and my platoon.