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On Sunday afternoon, police and firefighters moved to Rødstein beach in Husvik in Tønsberg, following a report about the discovery of a suspicious object.
The object turned out to be a poison blister, probably dating from World War II.
– These blisters appear from time to time and, therefore, are not a new phenomenon. The seeker did the right thing and notified us, says operations manager Merete Kvaal to Tønsbergs Blad.
– Notify the police
Firefighters took over the vial, which was placed in a closed test tube and handed over to the police on the spot. This is stated by Fire Chief Sven Erik Anderssen on the Facebook page of the Vestfold Inter-Municipal Fire Service.
In the same post, the fire department warns against collecting these types of blisters on your own. Rather notify the police of any findings, they urge.
FOUND ON THE BEACH: Contact the police if you find one of these in the wild. Photo: Vestfold Inter-municipal Fire Service
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“From time to time these appear, you find one or more marks on the spot and notify the police. Undamaged whole blisters do not pose a health risk. Only when open and the contents available can chemicals pose a health risk, for example by inhalation, ingestion or contact through the skin and eyes. “
According to the Norwegian Defense Research Establishment (FFI), the chemicals within these types of ampoules can have varying degrees of toxicity. Therefore, all findings should be treated with caution.
Color markings may be worn
The blisters are made of hard plastic and shouldn’t be easy to break. Due to their age, they may still be in poor condition and content may leak.
The most dangerous type must be originally marked with two green rings and contain potassium cyanide. However, the color mark can wear off after many years in nature.
– In case of ignorance, for example children, this can cause serious damage. For an adult human, exposure to approx. 50 mg leads to very serious poisoning and the dose can be fatal, states FFI.
