translated from Spanish: Study revealed presence of caustic soda in the water of the “guanaco”

This morning the Health Movement in Resistance (MSR) released a report that revealed that the water used by the car launches Carabineros waters contains pepper gas and caustic soda. The study was carried out “due to the increasing number of patients who have had allergic reactions, after exposure to water from truck launches water used by Carabineros de Chile”, according to La Tercera.Because of the above, they decided ” subjecting two water samples from the water-launched trolley to molecular determination and physicochemical analysis.” The samples were refrigerated at 4oC and stored in darkness, for 5 days until processed by an individual,” they noted from the move. The report stated that “considering the clinical symptoms of patients treated during social manifestations and their anamnesis, the search for alcaloids present in the water was requested. For this, 3 different methods of detection of alcaloids, Dragendorff assay, Mayer test and Wagner test were used, with the result being positive for each of these tests”. The analysis detected a vanyloid component identifying as Capsaicin, the main compound of pepper gas. Sodium ions and hydroxyl groups, corresponding to Sodium Hydroxide (caustic soda), “highly corrosive compound against direct or solution contact and outside of any legal standard regarding the use of riot elements, were also detected,” according to the use of riot elements,” according to the use of riot elements.” la Tercera.The stage concluded that the water contains highly irritating elements, “potentially deadly and capable of causing severe damage against dermal, ocular or accidental ingestion”.

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