Mothballs

13cm x 13cm x 4cm

 

Description

Bag of mothballs purchased in Brick Lane, London

Active ingredient: naphthalene

 

Themes, comments and storylines

 naphthalene
Toxicology A crystal formed from 2 benzene rings, used for mothballs and insecticide Toxicity Headache, N&V, hematuria; if severe or prolonged exposure, cataracts, convulsions, hepatocellular necrosis and marked hemolysis, especially in Pts with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

 

In Conservation Issues, the mothballs are stitched into flower buds.