Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/12/04

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Alien Skin Exposure
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Mon Dec 4 06:41:28 2006
References: <027801c717af$202dda20$6401a8c0@FrankDell2>

I'd  guess real world effects are a bit more "unclean" than legislated 
by our government.  Comparing the number of chips per household versus 
darkrooms might present a more realistic view.

Frank Filippone wrote:

>Chip manufacture is an extremely "dirty" process.  Lots of really bad 
>chemicals.  However, the Chip plants all clean the water as it
>leaves the plant, to the degree that it leaves much cleaner than it enters. 
> It is all monitored as well both by the chip maker and
>the municipality.  In the end, it is a very clean industry, given the steps 
>taken.
>
>Home darkrooms in general dump their chemistry down the drain.  No 
>cleaning.  Pro labs do a mixture of both... dependent on the
>local laws in place.
>
>Frank Filippone
>red735i@earthlink.net
>
> .............. my guess is chips 
>and electronics create their own hazards while being made.
>
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Replies: Reply from jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj) ([Leica] Re: Alien Skin Exposure)
In reply to: Message from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Re: Alien Skin Exposure)