In a message dated 1/15/01 5:27:53 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
garth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> If you want to regulate temperature in the film wash, you *don't* have to
> use continuously running water. Washes that are highly effective can be
> done with four or five changes of fresh water, agitated or inverted
> (preferably the latter) for one minute each, with a final rinse in
> distilled or bottled water and some Photo-Flo (or other
> surface-tension-reducing agent). By the time you're on your fifth change,
> what's left of the chemicals should be close to archivally-small quantities.
>
Kodak makes a Hypo Neutralizer which can be used prior to the final wash to
further reduce remaining chemical contamination.
Robert
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