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- From: smudd@vstn1.math.uoknor.edu (stephanie)
- Subject: Re: Pregnancy and Photo Chemicals
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- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 16:23:00 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan18.162744.22942@schbbs.mot.com>, EMN002@email.mot.com (Mary Beth Northrup) writes...
- >In article <C0v8Gy.LF6@cs.psu.edu>, dms@math.psu.edu (Dianne M Saunders) writes:
- >>
- >>
- >> I have recently enrolled in a photography class in which we will be
- >> developing our own photos (black and white only). This will be my
- >> first experience with this process. However, I'm concerned with the
- >> dangers of exposure to the developer chemicals during early pregnancy.
- >> (But I'm not pregnant yet :-) )
- >>
- >> The sources I have checked, my professor and the textbook, were not
- >> helpful. I just posted to rec.photo for information and I thought I'd
- >> see what folks here know about the subject.
- >>
- >> Please email to dms@math.psu.edu or post here if you have any knowledge
- >> or if you know of reliable sources.
- >>
- >> Thanks!
- >> Dianne
- >>
- >>
- >I am an environmental engineer and not a safety expert (standard disclaimer),
- >but I am in the same department as Safety and get "exposed" :-) to a lot
- >of their info.
- >
- >A good way to get information about chemical products is to request a copy
- >of the manufacturer's Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS). The manufacturer
- >is required by OSHA to provide it to purchasers of any product that contains
- >one or more hazardous substances. The MSDS will give you a lot of
- >information about what's in the product, what the potential health effects
- >are, and how to protect yourself from any hazards that may exist. The only
- >bad thing about MSDS's is that they are often hard to understand if you
- >are non-technical and they may tell you FAR more than you ever wanted to
- >know! But, it's a place to start. Your university has MSDS files somewhere,
- >the hard part may be finding out who to ask for one.
- >
- >If you can't find a copy on campus, just look on the container label and
- >you can get the name and phone number of the manufacturer and call them
- >for an MSDS. Manufacturers send out LOTS of these things, they'll mail
- >or fax you one, no problem.
- >
- >If you have questions after receiving the MSDS, there is an information
- >number listed on it that you can call to talk to an expert on the product.
- >BTW, you can even get an MSDS for ordinary household products. We have quite
- >a few in our files from Home Depot, Sherwin Williams, etc.
- >
- >IMHO, you should be OK to use all of those photographic fixers and
- >developers so long as you protect yourself from exposure by using them
- >in a well ventilated area and wearing gloves. (That's good advice
- >whether you're pregnant or not!)
- >
- >I was going to email this, but thought it may be of general interest so
- >posted it instead.
- >
- >Mary Beth Northrup
- >EMN002@email.mot.com
- >(Mommy to Sean, 19 mo already!!)
-
-
- This post has good timing. I work at the University of Oklahoma in the Math
- Department. Our offices are next to some chemistry labs, and the chemistry
- department is just down the hall. All this week in the student newspaper,
- there has been a serious of reports on the chemicals in our building and
- asbestos all over campus. I am 17 weeks pregnant, and on Tuesday I was sent
- home about 2:00 p.m. because the heat was off and you could smell the
- chemicals from the lab. The chemicals smell like dead fish. There was NO
- venilation and we have no windows anywhere on this floor. This happens all
- the time. If we can smell some of the chemicals, just think of the ones that
- we can't smell. I have been upset about this and was wondering if anyone else
- has had to deal with anything like this.
-
- Stephanie Mudd
- smudd@nsfuvax.math.uoknor.edu
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