getters/molecular (fwd)

[Tim Abbott]

Forwarded, with permission:

Gerard Luppino writes:
> From ger at hokupa.IFA.Hawaii.Edu Fri Feb  9 09:36:01 1996
> Date: Fri, 9 Feb 96 09:42:37 HST
> From: ger at hokupa.IFA.Hawaii.Edu (Gerard Luppino)
> Message-Id: <9602091942.AA06573 at hokupa.ifa.hawaii.edu>
> To: tmca at cfht.hawaii.edu
> Subject: Re:  getters/molecular (fwd)
> 
> Again folklore -- I was told zeolite is a nasty carcinogen in the
> same league with asbestos, and that zeolite dust should be avoided
> at all costs. That, along with the need for high temp baking and
> the tendency for generating white powder (which I found to be much
> worse with zeolite than with charcoal) led me to adopt activated
> charcoal.
> 
> Ger
> 


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