Trichlorethelene, aka TCE. Nasty stuff. IBM (and most other
manufacturers) used the stuff heavily in the 60's and 70's as
degreasers. In IBM's case in circuit board manufacture. Lots of it got
into the ground about 5 miles from where I'm sitting and today there are
hundreds of houses surrounding the IBM plant in Endicott, NY that have
special venting wells, tubes and exhaust fans to try to dissipate the
TCE plume that has been moving with the ground water for decades. The
EPA and the NY state equivalent are actively working on the case and a
study of former employees for adverse health effects is about to get
started.
Be careful.
Chuck Norcutt
Johann Thorsson wrote:
> I still have a bottle of that wonderful stuff somewhere in my darkroom. It
> was trichloro something. Just the smell made life look better, not to
> mention your negatives.
>
> J
>
>> Kodak use to make a product that could really get them clean, however it
>> caused cancer, global warming, nasty attitude and made you gain weight.
> I'm not
>> sure what has replaced it. It has gone the way of Spotone and like
> Spotone,
>> I have what should be, with a little care, a lifetime supply. eBay might
> be
>> a place to get a supply.
>>
>> These folks have a product, however I have no idea if it works. Guess I
>> won't need to until I drop my bottle of the Kodak stuff mentioned above.
>>
>>
> _http://www.emsdiasum.com/microscopy/products/photographic/static.aspx?mm=16
> _
> (http://www.emsdiasum.com/microscopy/products/photographic/static.aspx?mm=16
> )
>> Bill Barber
>
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