(Published Saturday, Aug. 25, 2012). Meanwhile, public schools in Miami-Dade and Broward County were canceled Monday. All Miami-Dade Courts and Clerk of Courts' offices and the federal courthoues in Miami and Broward will also be closed Monday.
But thereâs no question that those defences can be overwhelmed. In the setting of real poisonings, activated charcoal is one treatment thatâs used to reduce the risk of harmful effect. Whether or not something is a âpoisonâ depends on the dose. Acetaminophen is remarkably safe at appropriate doses yet causes almost-certain fatalities in overdoses.
activated carbon: A water treatment medium, found in block, granulated, or powder form, which is produced by heating carbonaceous substances (bituminous coal or cellulose-based substance such as wood or coconut shell) in the absence of air, creating a highly porous adsorbent material.