After seeing those Michael J. Fox commercials I can't help but wonder how my friends who use all these heavy metals and toxic chemicals are doing? Notice anything?
After seeing those Michael J. Fox commercials I can't help but wonder how my friends who use all these heavy metals and toxic chemicals are doing? Notice anything?
What photo chemicals have been linked to Parkinson's disease?
Definately, lately I've noticed an intense feeling of gratification as my Pyrocat negs come out of the Jobo.Originally Posted by Frank Petronio
Last edited by Ron Marshall; 25-Oct-2006 at 13:40.
I did not know that Fox was a photographer using pyro? Unless you are doing mercury or chromium intesification the only heavy metal used in photography is silver. WHat does Fox's disease have to do with us?
Some of us also aspire toward platinum.
I've has intense feelings toward making dageurrotypes (real ones) but have refrained for just the health reasons. I don't want to play with chlorine gas and boiling mercury any time soon (well I do, but I don't want the eventual outcome healthwise)
If you haven't already seen it, there is an article on pyro "dangers" in the View Camera magazine free articles section: http://www.viewcamera.com/pyro.html. Essentially says that as long as you don't inhale the pyro dust while mixing, and wear gloves if you tray process (as I do), pyro shouldn't be any worse than other developers. I've also got a good book on the overall subject: Overexposure- Health Hazards in Photography by Susan Shaw, published by Friends of Photography (copyright 1983, but don't think the hazards have changed much...) If you have a specific chemical in mind, and can't find the info elsewhere, let me know and I'll see if Shaw's book provides an answer!
Well, unless the answer is exposure makes you paranoid, it was just a general check up on how people are doing.
Oh...in that case I'm fine. Rochester's weather has me feeling a bit down but I'll be fine in a day or two.
Frank, I'm Ok so far.
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