Medications altered by grapefruit include highly prescribed cholesterol-lowering statins, some key heart drugs, and certain anti-psychotic and pain medicines. Thatâs because grapefruit contains a chemical that interferes with an enzyme that controls how drugs are absorbed through the intestines, resulting in a potentially toxic dose of medication.
Yttrium is mostly dangerous in the working environment, due to the fact that damps and gasses can be inhaled with air. This can cause lung embolisms, especially during long-term exposure. Yttrium can also cause cancer with humans, as it enlarges the chances of lung cancer when it is inhaled.
OSHA defines Immediately dangerous to life or health (IDLH) as any condition that creates a delayed or immediate threat to life or which can cause an irreparable damage to health or which would get in the way of an individualâs ability to move out from a permit space unaided.