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Subject: [Leica] Why the mad rush / toxic chemicals
From: gwpics at me.com (Gerry Walden)
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:01:20 +0000
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When we cleared my darkroom out to make it into my lightroom, I was  
both amazed and concerned at the way that the chemicals had corroded  
the aluminium catches on the window which were pitted badly. I had  
been breathing that for years!

Gerry

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On 6 Nov 2009, at 06:49, FRANK DERNIE wrote:

> Horrifying to think how much of the chemicals I poured down the  
> drain have polluted the food I eat...
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: slobodan Dimitrov <s.dimitrov at charter.net>
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
> Sent: Thursday, 5 November, 2009 20:06:16
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Why the mad rush / toxic chemicals
>
> Well said!
>> From my recollection, the main poisoning problems came out of  
>> commercial color processing practices.
> An area where the industry frustrated most attempts at a more  
> rigorous implementation of safety regulations, which would of been  
> beneficial to the line workers.
> The small operations that I've seen, and it's been many, rarely had  
> adequate ventilation, if it had it all. Only two, that I can  
> recollect, bothered with an air ionizer.
> The ventilation systems I've seen, never had any filtration,or  
> scrubbers. It was vented outside, to the surrounding community, much  
> like the metal plating industry still does to this day.
> S.D.
>
>
> On Nov 5, 2009, at 11:50 AM, Richard Man wrote:
>
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