What is 'Currency'. Currency is a generally accepted form of money, including coins and paper notes, which is issued by a government and circulated within an economy. Used as a medium of exchange for goods and services, currency is the basis for trade. Generally speaking, each country has its own currency.
- Use alternatives to these toxic materials -. Mothballs are made of white crystals of two very dangerous chemicals, para-dichlorobenzene (1,4-dichlorobenzene) and/or naphthalene. Both chemicals are solid at room temperature but produce very strong, toxic vapors. Mothballs are sold as flakes or pressed into cakes.
Moth balls made with naphthalene are toxic and high levels of exposure may cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, blood in the urine, or jaundice. Naphthalene can also kill red blood cells â though the body can replace them, in the interim the condition is referred to as hemolytic anemia.