Uses

Trinitrotoluene is best known as a useful explosive material with convenient handling properties. The explosive substance in Trinitrotoluene is considered to be the standard measure of strength of bombs and other explosives. Trinitrotoluene is also used to generate charge transfer salts. TNT is one of the most commonly used explosives for military and industrial applications.

Effects 

Your body is effected by trinitrotoluene just from the exposure of it. If you are exposed to a hazardous chemical such as trinitrotoluene, several factors will determine whether harmful health effects will occur and what the type and severity of those health effects will be. These factors include the dose (how much), the duration (how long), the route or pathway by which you are exposed (breathing, eating, drinking, or skin contact), the other chemicals to which you are exposed, and your individual characteristics such as age, sex, nutritional status, family traits, life-style, and state of health. Health effects reported in people exposed to trinitrotoluene include anemia, abnormal liver function, skin irritation, and cataracts. You may be exposed to trinitrotoluene as a result of its movement from chemical waste disposal sites to drinking water. Children may also be exposed through eating contaminated soil. Most exposure would result from drinking contaminated water, breathing contaminated air, or eating contaminated foods such as fruits and vegetables.