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> I understand the wet plate method uses ether. I am a
> bit more familiar
> with ether than cyanide as I have used ether in
> industrial applications
> but ether has two un-nice characteristics - its
> flammability (explosive
> vapours) and its anesthetic nature.
<snip>
> Dianne
>
A variant on flammability - formation of unstable
explosive peroxides in storage. Think of it as "going
bad" and turning into an explosive. I don't know that
the current guidelines are; I do recall my college
disposing of ether after either 6 or 12 months as a
safety precaution.
$.02,
Tox
Received on Mon Aug 8 12:01:17 2005
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