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Re: [Amps] Trichloroethene

To: "crawfish" <crawfish@surfmore.net>, "Rex Lint" <rex@lint.mv.com>,amps@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [Amps] Trichloroethene
From: Bill Turner <dezrat@copper.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 08:01:22 -0800
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At 06:14 PM 3/16/2006, crawfish wrote:

>MEK is some bad stuff. Government stopped using it after worker died of
>liver failure believed to have been caused by extensive use of it.This was
>at Red River Army Depot in Texas in the mid-"70's. The stuff stays in your
>skin and takes its' time leaving through the pores of your skin. Wood
>alcohol worked good for cleaning for me.
>                          Joe W4AAB

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Good advice. Isopropyl alcohol is my solvent of choice for general 
use. It will dissolve almost anything, is soluble in both water and 
oil, and is harmless to any plastic I have tried it on so far. It is 
mildly toxic but nothing like MEK or its relatives, so use reasonable caution.

Bill, W6WRT

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