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Photo Forum / Film Photography / Darkroom / April 2005So how toxic is it?
Recently (This morning) I got a mouth full of RA Developer. My Fujimoto processor had an issue and it was recommended I use a Turkey baster to correct it, lacking the necessary implement I substituted the hose from My Jobo foot pump. The idea being that I could syphon some of the chemistry into the hose and blow it back into the pump intake port (It was suspected there is an air bell in the pump causing it to overheat). In any event the chemistry back flowed and I got a mouth full, which I promptly spit out instead of swallowing. Furthermore I washed my mouth out. As of yet my lips have not turned green and I have yet to feel ill. I was just curious if anyone has an experience of similar analog nature ;-) they would like to share. Tomorrow I will address the problem, with the proper basting equipment in hand. > Recently (This morning) I got a mouth full of RA Developer. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > lips have not turned green and I have yet to feel ill. I was just > curious if anyone has an experience of similar analog nature ;-) they > would like to share. > > Tomorrow I will address the problem, with the proper basting equipment > in hand. Your lips wont turn green until you proceed to the bleach step. Agitate for 4 minutes at 98.6 degrees, then rinse and fix as usual. > Recently (This morning) I got a mouth full of RA Developer. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Tomorrow I will address the problem, with the proper basting equipment > in hand. You did the right thing, getting rid of it as soon as you did. If you had thought a little more, you might have used a rinse of vinegar to reduce the rather caustic nature of the developer, but as the time is now past, and non was actually swallowed, you'll be fine - probably. I stupidly did a similar thing in college chem. lab with 6 Molar sulfuric acid - pipette came off the surface while under vacuum. Teeth were "mossy" for a few days but I'm fine now I'm fine now I'm fine now I'm fine now I'm fine now I'm fine now I'm fine now I'm fine now .... >Recently (This morning) I got a mouth full of RA Developer. ... mar3005 from Lloyd Erlick, I had a similar experience with Rodinal. I was taking some out of the bottle with a pipette, and overdid the suction. I got a good shot, but did not swallow. I really thought I'd have some consequences due to the high concentration of potassium hydroxide in Rodinal. Maybe it's not so high; I had no consequences at all, except for the absolutely vile taste. I also did not have the presence of mind to swill a bit of stop bath, but, true to my normal darkroom practice, used many changes of tap water. The 'flavour' lingered for hours. reards, --le  Signature________________________________ Lloyd Erlick Portraits, Toronto. voice: 416-686-0326 email: portrait@heylloyd.com net: www.heylloyd.com ________________________________ > I had a similar experience with Rodinal. I was taking > some out of the bottle with a pipette, and overdid the > suction. Always put a plug of cotton wool into the mouth end of a pipette before use. SignatureNicholas O. Lindan, Cleveland, Ohio Consulting Engineer: Electronics; Informatics; Photonics. To reply, remove spaces: n o lindan at ix . netcom . com psst.. want to buy an f-stop timer? nolindan.com/da/fstop/ >> I had a similar experience with Rodinal. I was taking >> some out of the bottle with a pipette, and overdid the >> suction. > >Always put a plug of cotton wool into the mouth end of >a pipette before use. mar3005 from Lloyd Erlick Makes sense to me! No doubt I wasn't paying attention to the first instructor who attempted to give me this advice. Sex and drugs and rock and roll?? regards, --le Signature________________________________ Lloyd Erlick Portraits, Toronto. voice: 416-686-0326 email: portrait@heylloyd.com net: www.heylloyd.com ________________________________ mar3005 from Lloyd Erlick, It would probably be easy for people to assume stop bath, like other darkroom solutions, is not suitable for putting in one's mouth. It's true as a matter of routine, since stop bath usually does not originate with food grade materials. However, the usual supermarket white vinegar (the cheapest stuff there) is about a five per cent solution of acetic acid. Darkroom stop bath is normally diluted to less than two per cent. So a swill of stop will be much milder than a squirt of vinegar on a salad. The higher price condiment vinegars such as Balsamic are often six per cent acetic. A stop bath made from citric acid would also be relatively safe to swill in the mouth. Not many people would be able to drink the stuff, although it is used in many candies for a sour effect. regards, --le Signature________________________________ Lloyd Erlick Portraits, Toronto. voice: 416-686-0326 email: portrait@heylloyd.com net: www.heylloyd.com ________________________________ > Recently (This morning) I got a mouth full of RA Developer. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Tomorrow I will address the problem, with the proper basting equipment > in hand. From the MSDS for Kodak Ektacolor RA Developer replenisher RT: " Ingestion " " Part A, Part B, & Working solution: Induce vomiting as directed by medical personnal." However, I question whether you "ingested" it, since you spit it out and rinsed immediately. Usenet may not be the best place to get medical advice. Ken Hart On 3/30/2005 8:15 AM Ken Hart spake thus: [...] > Usenet may not be the best place to get medical advice. Sheesh; I nominate this for "understatement of the year". Signature"I know I will go to hell, because I pardoned Richard Nixon." - Former President Gerald Ford to his golf partners, as related by the late Hunter S. Thompson > [...] Furthermore I washed my mouth out. As of yet my > lips have not turned green and I have yet to feel ill. I was just > curious if anyone has an experience of similar analog nature ;-) they > would like to share. Guinness looks a lot like used Rodinal. I say no more. > > [...] Furthermore I washed my mouth out. As of yet my > > lips have not turned green and I have yet to feel ill. I was just > > curious if anyone has an experience of similar analog nature ;-) they > > would like to share. > > Guinness looks a lot like used Rodinal. I say no more. I think Guinness is the perfect developer for brain functions. > Recently (This morning) I got a mouth full of RA Developer. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Tomorrow I will address the problem, with the proper basting equipment > in hand. There is a strong possibility you will acquire a well-developed set of teeth. |
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