http://www.greensense.net/vinegarmsds.html MSDS on 20-percent vinegar. Indeed looks to be nasty if misused....but so is bleach, yes? Hmm. Peace, Hendrix, and Chiles....... Rael64 On Thursday, November 21, 2002, at 06:39 PM, Riley J. McIntire wrote: >> From: MachineGun > >> On Thursday, November 21, 2002, at 09:15 AM, Cameron Begg wrote: > >>> n-butene, and carbonylation of methanol with carbon monoxide. This >>> stuff, diluted to 5% by volume, is what they are allowed to call >>> "vinegar". > >> Hence, my belief that such slop is good for only one thing: pouring >> down fire ant holes. > > Another use, at about 20%, is as an herbicide: > > http://www.aenews.wsu.edu/Oct02AENews/Oct02AENews.htm#Vinegar > > You can buy 20% acetic acid as "food grade". As the article points > out, > don't do this at home unless you're knowledgeable about handling acids. > Concentrated acetic can give you a nice burn--in the bad, non-CH sense. > Probably do a number on fire ants at that strength, too. > > Riley > > >