DCHAS-L Archives ยท Post dated January 30, 2012
From: ACTSNYC**At_Symbol_Here**CS.COM
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Autoclave corroding and nickel toxicity
Date: Jan 30, 2012 09:51 UTC
Reply-To: DCHAS-L <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**MED.CORNELL.EDU>
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Nickel in certain forms is carcinogenic, but I can't see how the nickel cladding could get hot enough to fume off. Can you see visible corrosion or rub off visible nickel oxide?
Some people are allergic to nickel - usually it's mild. Unless they are in close contact with it, like touching it frequently, it shouldn't occur - unless the cladding is oxidizing, undergoing some other reaction, or fuming off, all of which seems unlikely.
Michael J. Wright
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United Steelworkers
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