From: Pam Niedermayer (pam_pine@cape.com)
Date: 11/16/00-06:03:32 PM Z
How do those of you using mercury protect yourselves against mercury poisoning?
Pam
bmaxey1@juno.com wrote:
>
> >>The news this morning included a story about Boston, Massachusetts
> banning
> >>mercury thermometers because of fears about the mercury.
> >>
> >>I think this has some implications for all of you doing Dags. Given
> the
> >>statements in the article from ABC News on the contamination potential
> of
> >>small amounts of mercury I'd say that a household ban is possible in
> the US.
>
> I would not worry about this. You can still buy mercury for legitimate
> uses. If you sell alt photography, you will most likely have potential
> problems or could have potential problems since you are using mercury in
> a manufacturing process, which might impose more severe restrictions.
>
> Bob
>
-- Pamela G. Niedermayer Pinehill Softworks Inc. 600 W. 28th St., Suite 103 Austin, TX 78705 512-236-1677 512-236-8143 fax http://www.pinehill.com
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