What are the safety issues assocaited with dry ice?

10 October 2015 1 2K Report

I am working on dry ice and ethanol mixture ( Ice-bath). What are the safety issues and precautionary steps that must be taken. Also what are its environmental hazards.

Mushtaq Ahmad

http://www.dryiceinfo.com/safe.htm

several links are available on this, one is above

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