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by ncmncm 1569 days ago
... and emitting deadly lithium oxide fumes:

"Acute inhalation toxicopathology of lithium combustion aerosols in rats", A.H.Rebar, B.J.Greenspan, M.D.Allen

"Male and female F344/Lov rats were exposed to aerosols produced by burning lithium metal under conditions designed to simulate a fire in the containment building of a fusion reactor. ... 14-day LC50 values ... were 940 mg/m^3 ... necrotizing laryngitis and ulcerative rhinitis"

[0] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3089861/

[1] https://sci-hub.se/10.1016/0272-0590(86)90197-1