Chlorine gas is generated in large amounts when you add hcl and bleach. Chlorine is highly corrosive to metals and deadly to humans. It has an accumulative effect that builds over time. It was used as a weapon in both world wars. It is heavier than the air and will flow like water through the air to any low spot. Especially useful in trench warfare. It was used to flush the enemy from the trenches into the sights of the waiting machine gunners. It was also used in concentration camps as a genocide weapon. The dangers of chlorine gas is well documented. With limited, acute exposure, a person will develop pulmonary edema (swelling in the lungs), wheezing, coughing, sore throat, eye irritation just to name a few. moderate, short term exposure will lead to permanent lung damage, coughing up blood, chest pains, body aches, hair loss, chemical burns on skin. long term, chronic exposure can lead to symptoms unrelated to casual exposure and will cause cardiac arrest and death.
Before you imply that something is safe, please make sure you know what your talking about. There are impressionable people that read this forum and come here to gain knowledge and understanding. Implying that chlorine gas is less dangerous than any other chemical, including nitric acid, is false. It is my opinion that you are not taking the hazards and your safety serious enough. You should devote more time into learning how to be safe before you try and advise someone else on refining.
