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Subject: [DCHAS-L] infoIRSST News about research January 2014 | Vol.12-01
Date: Thursday, January 30, 2014 9:38:55 AM
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Subject: [DCHAS-L] Fresh Air Podcast: How Industrial Chemical Regulation Failed West Virginia
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 11:23:38 -0500
Author: "Secretary, ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety"

From: Ed Austin <ed.austin**At_Symbol_Here**SIAL.COM>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Met-L-X or Lith-X Extinguishing Medium
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2014 09:43:07 -0600
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Brandon;
We have found lime to be a good extinguishing agent for such materials.  It is kept in a 2 or 5 gallon plastic bucket in the lab with a lid.  A large plastic scoop is used to apply the material to a fire.
Ed

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On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 4:21 PM, Brandon S. Chance <bchance**At_Symbol_Here**princeton.edu> wrote:
DCHAS,

I am looking into the advantages and disadvantages of using Met-L-X or Lith-X scoopable dry powder extinguishing agent versus outfitting labs with the extremely large dry powder extinguishers that this material traditionally comes in.  I am hoping for a solution for the usual pyrophoric and reactive metal suspects; alkyllithiums, trimethyl aluminum, diethyl zinc, potassium, sodium, magnesium, etc.

If anyone has an experience with using or training with this extinguishing, I would appreciate any insight that you might have.  I have already contacted Ansul and am awaiting their response.

Regards,



Brandon S. Chance, M.S., CCHO

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Environmental Health and Safety

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