Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/23

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Subject: [Leica] Darkroom chemical exposure
From: jimbrick@photoaccess.com (Jim Brick)
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 11:10:52 -0700

These are two books that cover the hazards of exposure darkroom chemicals.
I found them on Amazon.

Jim

Health Hazards for Photographers :
by Siegfried Rempel, Wolfgang Rempel (Contributor) 
Our Price: $16.95
Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days.
Paperback - 224 pages (January 1993) 
The Lyons Press; ISBN: 1558211810 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.56 x 9.22 x
7.02 
Reviews:
Booknews, Inc. , August 1, 1993
This important book for both professional and amateur photographers
discusses how photochemicals are absorbed by the body and describes their
toxicity and the preventive measures to be used while handling them. Other
sections address safety procedures in the darkroom and safety aspects of
lab design, ventilation, and protective equipment. Annotation copyright
Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. 

Overexposure :
Health Hazards in Photography/Everything You Need to Know About
Photographic Materials and Processes to Make Your workplace Safe
by Susan D. Shaw, Monona Rossol (Contributor) 
List Price: $18.95
Our Price: $15.16
You Save: $3.79 (20%)
Availability: This title usually ships within 2-3 days.
Paperback - 320 pages 2nd edition (October 1991) 
Allworth Press; ISBN: 0960711864 ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.71 x 10.01 x
6.76 
Reviews:
The publisher, ALLWORTH PRESS,
http://www.arts-online.com/allworth/home.html , February 11, 1997
Overexposure is a guide to all risks that photographers, lab personnel, and
others involved with photographic chemicals face — and how to protect
health and safety. Coverage includes setting up a safe workplace, a review
of which chemicals are harmful in various types of photographic processes,
health issues in conservation and restoration, and right-to-know laws.


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