But quickly there was widespread recognition of the dangers of carbolic acid: damaged tissue on surgeon’s hands, accidental poisoning and suicides. Samuel Rideal, an English health officer ...

In 1893, British MP John Macdona begged for greater restrictions on carbolic acid, citing 230 deaths between February 1892 and November 1893. Today carbolic acid is used in surface cleaners.

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Carbolic acid poisoning occurs when someone touches or swallows the chemical, according to The New York Times Package of carbolic acid spills at bulk mail center in Dallas. Hazmat responding.

Then they will apply one or more chemical solutions -- such as glycolic acid, trichloroacetic acid, salicylic acid, lactic acid, or carbolic acid (phenol) -- to small areas of your skin.