Liz Gowen on sat 28 dec 02
When one starts to work with chemicals in the arts and in general, it is
important to question them. There is no one lump answer for all chemical
materials. You should read the material safety data sheet for the chemicals
you use and keep a copy. Educate yourself, develop a respect for the
substances you use. Find out what safety measures should be used or if it is
just too dangerous for YOU to use. If you check the archives, many
chemicals we use, have been discussed and usually Edouard Bastarache chimes
in with the address of the MSDS. You should find the address for chrome MSDS
there. Either search chrome or Edouard's name. I just changed computers and
haven't moved over my files or I would shoot it off to you.
Liz Gowen
von wrote:
Also, I was reading posts that said that chrome could be absorbed thru the
skin. I am curious about what chemicals can go thru the skin? I called the
poison center some years ago and was informed that chemicals do not go thru
skin, only sores or wounds in the skin. Were these people uninformed?
If stuff goes thru skin, how can I put my hands in bleach? Water does not go
thru my skin, so how could anything else go thru it? Just wondering, I'm
perplexed on this one. Also concerned as I see students getting glaze on
their hands. Should we all be wearing surgical gloves? Do chemicals go thru
gloves? Inquiring minds want to know..
von
Edouard Bastarache on sat 28 dec 02
Hello,
for comprehensive information on chrome go to:
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/smart2000/chrome_chromium.htm
(naturally if you are an anglophone you will have to click on
"english version" on Smart's site)
or
http://digitalfire.com/education/toxicity/materialsafety.html
Later,
"Ils sont fous ces Quebecois"
Edouard Bastarache
Irreductible Quebecois
Indomitable Quebeker
Sorel-Tracy
Quebec
edouardb@sorel-tracy.qc.ca
http://sorel-tracy.qc.ca/~edouardb/
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/smart2000/index.htm
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