tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post4329626890992301154..comments2024-01-30T19:45:36.648+11:00Comments on Lounge of the Lab Lemming: Lead in plasticC W Mageehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-40712572911210808662009-04-06T15:17:00.000+10:002009-04-06T15:17:00.000+10:00UPVC is the best and widely used plastic material ...UPVC is the best and widely used plastic material for home furniture, doors, windows, home improvement and diy projects and for conservatories.UPVChttp://www.evergladetrade.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-3271391232145244022008-12-09T12:51:00.000+11:002008-12-09T12:51:00.000+11:00Regulation here is state-based, which is kind of a...Regulation here is state-based, which is kind of a pain in the ass, if the vendor, the HQ, and the tenements are all in different states. <BR/><BR/>Qld regs are particularly cumbersome, so we found that since all of our Qld ground was adjacent to NT stuff, it was easier just to collect the rocks, and hop over the fence to do the analyses. All of our drill programs were in NT, so it was usually C W Mageehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706100504739548720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-72528861273925636162008-12-09T09:47:00.000+11:002008-12-09T09:47:00.000+11:00We got one of those portable XRF guns last summer....We got one of those portable XRF guns last summer. The boss loves it. How is the regulation of such devices in your part of the world. Here the regulations date to when the phrase "portable X-ray device" was an oxymoron. To properly qualify to use it we need to go through far too much administrative nonsense.<BR/><BR/>Sorry to hear about your unemployment. I hope yu find something better.Bo bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07428421456391327399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-44815541990632728462008-12-09T08:26:00.000+11:002008-12-09T08:26:00.000+11:00Sorry about your un-employment.I don't know why th...Sorry about your un-employment.<BR/><BR/>I don't know why this post triggered this memory, but years ago, there was a minor scandal at UT El Paso because of an over-abundance of uranium samples in an old store room. One of the professors had made repeated visits to the Sierra Peña Blanca uranium mining district, in Chihuahua, and had brought back too many samples.<BR/><BR/>I don't know what on-the-rockshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06520348177098321049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20092824.post-64793609778801231272008-12-07T23:38:00.000+11:002008-12-07T23:38:00.000+11:00Lead is very often used in wire-insulation plastic...Lead is very often used in wire-insulation plastic. Some Christmas light strings come with a warning to wash your hands after handling them! I think the lead makes the plastic softer.<BR/><BR/>Another thing to be aware of is bromine as fire retardent in casings of computer equipment.Chris Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368959552769808835noreply@blogger.com