Toffle
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I'll post this here, as this topic may have something to do with black and white darkroom chemistry. If there is a better place for this post, the administrators may move it where they please.
Today my wife was diagnosed with Methemoglobinemia, a condition wherein a chemical or environmental trigger prevents the proper bonding of oxygen molecules with blood cells. The pathology for this condition is unsettling, and at times frightening, but not really life-threatening. Among the known triggers for this condition are:
Actaninid - common (So the medical journals say) in darkroom compounds
Aniline dyes
Benzene derivatives
Clofazimine
Chlorates
Chloroquine
Dapsone
Methylene blue
Nitrites - Amyl nitrite, Farryl nitrite, Sodium nitrite, Nitric oxide
Nitrobenzene
Does anyone recognize any of these chemicals as ingredients in common developers, stoppers or fixers? Is anyone familiar with this condition?
It may be possible that my wife's condition is in reaction to some other trigger; in the workplace, perhaps. To simplify the process of elimination, I have, for the time being moved all my chemicals out of the house. I have only been involved in darkroom arts for a few months, and though it is a passion, it is not more important than my wife's health. We have a small house, and the darkroom is in a spare room next to our bedroom. If necessary, I will move my darkroom activities to some other location.
Thanks,
Today my wife was diagnosed with Methemoglobinemia, a condition wherein a chemical or environmental trigger prevents the proper bonding of oxygen molecules with blood cells. The pathology for this condition is unsettling, and at times frightening, but not really life-threatening. Among the known triggers for this condition are:
Actaninid - common (So the medical journals say) in darkroom compounds
Aniline dyes
Benzene derivatives
Clofazimine
Chlorates
Chloroquine
Dapsone
Methylene blue
Nitrites - Amyl nitrite, Farryl nitrite, Sodium nitrite, Nitric oxide
Nitrobenzene
Does anyone recognize any of these chemicals as ingredients in common developers, stoppers or fixers? Is anyone familiar with this condition?
It may be possible that my wife's condition is in reaction to some other trigger; in the workplace, perhaps. To simplify the process of elimination, I have, for the time being moved all my chemicals out of the house. I have only been involved in darkroom arts for a few months, and though it is a passion, it is not more important than my wife's health. We have a small house, and the darkroom is in a spare room next to our bedroom. If necessary, I will move my darkroom activities to some other location.
Thanks,
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