Chemical

Other Uses

Arsenic

Rat poison

Acetic acid

Vinegar

Acetone

A colourless liquid, small quantities found in urine and solvents

Ammonia

Used in toilet cleaner

Benzene

Petrol fumes

Butane

Lighter fuel

Cadmium

Found in batteries

Carbon Monoxide

Found in car exhaust fumes and is poisonous in high doses

Copper

A metal that has poisonous salts

Cyanide

Used in chemical weapons

DDT

Insecticide

Ethanol

Used in rubbing alcohol

Formaldehyde

Used by morticians to preserve dead bodies

Hexamine

Barbecue lighter

Hydrocarbons

Found in methane which is used in gasoline

Hydro Cyanide

Used as gas chamber poison

Lead

Contains poisonous salts

Methane

Found in sewer gas

Methanol

Used in rocket fuel

Napthalene

Used in moth balls

Nicotine

A highly addictive substance found in insecticides

Phosphorus

Found in matches and fertiliser

Polonium

Radioactive fallout

Radon

Radioactive gas

Stearic acid

Comes from solid animal fat

Tar

Road surfaces

Toulene

Industrial solvent