I haven't joined in the discussion but I do think two points need to be
made.

First - I concur whole heartedly that general experiments in high school
or college - should be developed using green chemistry techniques.  You
can substitute many different experiments that teach the concepts with
out having to resort to materials that MUST use PPE.

HOWEVER - I do think it is an excellent idea to have them use PPE even
though PPE is not necessarily a requirement as it teaches good
laboratory practice.

Frankie Wood-Black
Cell 580-761-3703

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Gordon Miller
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 9:44 AM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**list.uvm.edu
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Respirators on High School Kids

Say what?????!!

Respirators don't belong on underage kids. Change the experimental 
design. I'm sure any number of attorneys will be happy to instruct 
the school about this in a court of law, preferably with the help of 
a jury to boost their take.

What I wrote earlier about respirators applies to college students 
and, maybe, faculty.

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