Hi Folks,
I've been involved with darkroom printing for about 10 years, and I've definatel y developed a sensitivity to the fumes from the chemistry. It seems to be gettin g worse. I've improved the ventilation and started using an acid gas respirator to cut out the sulphur dioxide, and this has helped, but its still not great. Do es anyone on the forum know exactly which parts of the B&W process cause the mos t harmful by-products, what they might be, and what exactly they do to the body? I've been suffering from light-headed dizzyness and cannot spend more than a fe w minutes without wearing the respirator near open trays without a reaction. I k now the answer ultimately might be..."go digital", but I'm just curious what mig ht be happening, as my heart is breaking at the thought of letting silver printi ng go (A personal crisis!). Any suggestions would be welcome. Thanks a lot,
Chris Jordan (Boston) www.jordanphoto.com
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