[Leica] Why the mad rush / toxic chemicals

[steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)]

On Nov 4, 2009, at 9:34 PM, Richard Man wrote:

> Wow, I didn't mean to insult anyone but obviously touched a nerve.
> Sorry about that.
> My throw-away remark about carpel tunnel is simply that moving from
> wet darkroom to dry lightroom does not automatically mean it is much
> safer. There are risks to everything. Here's one example that may not
> be obvious - in the darkroom, most people stand. In front of the
> computer, most people sit, and more likely with improper postures, and
> so it goes.

I have been reading about toxic chemicals in the darkroom...

many are volatile, and many are liver and neuro toxins,

and are very soluble in fat which is a big part of cell membranes as  
well as the insulation of neurons....

it's really pretty scary...

your remarks related to posture show extreme naivete...

here is a url of a note contributed to the LUG, on this subject, from  
Jim Brick....

http://leica-users.org/v04/msg00434.html


Steve