A Guide to Working With Corrosive Substances discusses precautions that can pre-. vent serious health risks to workers due to exposure to corrosives. Corrosive chemicals are essential to many work. processes; however, they can enter the body through ingestion, inhalation, or contact with the skin and eyes.
Calcium is used to produce the minerals contained in bones, shells and teeth through a process called biomineralisation. Calcium phosphate (also known as hydroxyapatite) is the mineral component of bones and teeth and is a particularly good example of how organisms fabricate 'living' composite materials.alcium is a silvery-white, soft metal that tarnishes rapidly in air and reacts with water. Uses. Calcium metal is used as a reducing agent in preparing other metals such as thorium and uranium. It is also used as an alloying agent for aluminium, beryllium, copper, lead and magnesium alloys.
1 Calcium gluconate, also known as D-Gluconic acid calcium salt, glucobiogen, or calciofon, is the water-soluble calcium salt of gluconic acid. 2  It is employed to treat hypocalcemia and conditions in which the physiological effects of increasing the plasma calcium level are likely to be beneficial to the animal.rand Names and Other Names of Calcium Gluconate. 1  Calcium gluconate is approved for use in humans and cattle, horses, swine, sheep, cats, and dogs (depending on the product). 2  Human formulations: Various generic preparations. 3  Veterinary formulations: Various generic preparations.