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Even though they may seem benign in the home or workplace, many everyday items
can prove dangerous when transported by air. Shifts in elevation, pressure, and
temperature can spark fires, cause products to leak or explode, or generate
toxic fumes. To avoid these and other serious hazards, be aware that it is
illegal and extremely dangerous to carry on or check any of the following
items:
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Aerosols and other compressed gases--polishes, cleaners, tear gas, oxygen
cylinders, full scuba tanks, self-inflating rafts. (Each passenger may bring
one personal-protection type spray, which must be packed in bags carried in the
aircraft cargo compartment).
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Corrosives--acids, lye, mercury, wet-cell batteries (electric wheelchair
batteries may need to be dismounted).
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Flammables--paints, thinners, lighter fluid, liquid-reservoir lighters,
adhesives, cleaning solvents.
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Poisons--weed killers, pesticides, insecticides, rodent poisons, arsenic, and
cyanides.
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Infectious Materials--medical laboratory specimens, viral organisms, bacterial
cultures.
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Explosives--fireworks, sparklers, flares, signal devices, loaded firearms,
gunpowder, ammunition, blasting caps, dynamite.
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Weapons--Unloaded firearms may be transported in checked luggage if declared to
the airline agent at check-in and packed in a suitable container. Handguns must
be carried in locked containers, while boxed small-arms ammunition for personal
use may be transported in checked luggage. Knives with a blade length in excess
of four inches are not allowed on board aircraft in the United States. Weapons
such as throwing stars, swords, or other items commonly used in martial-arts
competitions are also prohibited. Rules in other countries will vary.
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Miscellaneous--large amounts of dry ice (frozen carbon dioxide),
gasoline-powered tools, camping equipment with fuel, chemical oxygen generators
(either used or unused). In certain instances, there are exceptions to the
hazardous-materials rules (oxygen tanks, for example) only when personal care
and medical needs are at issue. In these cases, check with the airline's
freight department to see if transportation arrangements can be made.
Otherwise, carrying hazardous items carries serious civil and criminal
penalties.
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