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Re: to squabble or not..
It's when the stuff gets into the air and can be breathed into the lungs
that it is most dangerous. I've been told to wear a mask when I'm
weighing and mixing the powder, but as long as it's in solution the
danger is not so great, although some extra-careful folks wear a mask
when they're around the solution and also wear gloves to keep from
developing a contact dermatitis to the material. I don't consider Bob's
concern about heating the material in a kiln an illegitimate concern.
The stuff is dangerous when it's airborne, and not everyone knows that.
I don't mind the warnings; what I mind is all the editorial comments and
personal insults that come after.
Katharine Thayer
Richard Knoppow wrote:
>
I would like to know, however, just what sort of
> precautions I would have to take to use the stuff safely if I wanted to
> try, say, gum printing or carbon printing or some other process which
> depends on dichromate sensitizing. If his warnings are valid there is
> excellent reason to stay away from the stuff.
>
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> Richard Knoppow
> Los Angeles,Ca.
> dickburk@ix.netcom.com