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Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 4:26:11 PM
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From: Phil McKittrick <phil_mckittrick**At_Symbol_Here**YAHOO.COM>
Subject: [DCHAS-L] How big of a spill before you call for help?
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 13:37:10 -0700
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Someone asked me how large of a spill they could clean up themselves without calling our internal emergency spill team.  I realize it depends a lot on what was spilled, but let's assume it is something nasty like methylene chloride or benzene.  Is there a good rule of thumb for how large of a spill (outside a hood) can be cleaned up safely?

Phil McKittrick

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