Safety
Sodium azide is acutely toxic. Symptoms are often compared with those of cyanide, which is about twice as toxic on the basis of LD50. Ingestion of dust or solutions can induce a variety of symptoms within minutes potentially resulting in loss of consciousness, and death. No toxicity has been reported from spent airbags.
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