From: Jim Kaufman <jim**At_Symbol_Here**LABSAFETYINSTITUTE.ORG>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines from Google (13 articles)
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2016 20:39:36 -0500
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In another incident a student decide to eat the frog's heart during a biology class dissection.

 

About 30% of the school science teachers that I've met say that during their careers they have had a child stick something in a science lab electrical outlet to see what would happen. At least one died. - Jim

 

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From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety [mailto:DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU] On Behalf Of Monona Rossol
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2016 1:18 PM
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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines from Google (13 articles)

 

Whew.  That is not an anticipated exposure for my risk assessment.  

 

I have a sister with Wilson's disease and that ingestion probably would have been fatal for her.

 

I think I will write an article that shows an over reaction to the copper sulfate incident and an under reaction to a styrene release. If hazmat teams and city officials can't be rational, why don't AP wire services at least have access to a chemist's opinion?  Being an AP consultant sitting at your phone in your retirement home should be a great and amusing passtime for some of the geniuses I know.

 

 

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-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Kaufman <jim**At_Symbol_Here**LABSAFETYINSTITUTE.ORG>
To: DCHAS-L <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
Sent: Fri, Nov 18, 2016 12:54 pm
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines from Google (13 articles)

The injury resulted from a child ingesting the chemical. - Jim

 

 

From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety [mailto:DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU] On Behalf Of Monona Rossol
Sent: Friday, November 18, 2016 11:10 AM
To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines from Google (13 articles)

 

Jim,  Please tell us what kind of injury such an exposure could cause.  I'm recommending switching form various acid etching baths to copper sulfate baths which will etch cheater zinc plates so ventilation is not so crucial.  If there is a down side, I need to know. -Monona

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Kaufman <jim**At_Symbol_Here**LABSAFETYINSTITUTE.ORG>
To: DCHAS-L <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
Sent: Fri, Nov 18, 2016 10:19 am
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Chemical Safety headlines from Google (13 articles)

I was an expert witness in a case where exposure to copper sulfate from a school science experiment resulted in very serious injuries to a child.
- Jim



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From: "Aaron's Phone" <cycling1**At_Symbol_Here**verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Copper Sulfate Decon???
Date: November 18, 2016 at 9:38:35 AM EST

It's overkill to assure the parents don't sue the school district and to also show the emergency response teams are necessary.

Just saying.

Aaron


> On Nov 18, 2016, at 8:49 AM, Wilhelm, Monique <mwilhelm**At_Symbol_Here**UMFLINT.EDU> wrote:
>
> Question: Am I missing something here? A 27 person decon event for copper sulfate exposure?
>
> Monique Wilhelm
> Laboratory Manager
> Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry University of Michigan - Flint

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