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From: Jim Kaufman <Labsafe**At_Symbol_Here**AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: safety and nomenclature
Date: Jun 3, 2003 19:53 UTC
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A graduate student made several unsuccessful attempts to perform a bromination reaction. Finally his professor took a closer look and discovered that he was attempting to do it using the vermiculite that was above the bottle in the metal shipping can which was labeled "bromine." James A. Kaufman, Ph.D., Director The Laboratory Safety Institute A Nonprofit Organization Dedicated to Safety in Science and Science Education 192 Worcester Road, Natick, MA 01760-2252 508-647-1900 Fax: 508-647-0062 Cell: 508-574-6264 Res: 781-237-1335 labsafe**At_Symbol_Here**aol.com www.labsafety.org