Submission + - SPAM: The Challenge of Having Poisonous Arsenic Containing Books
fedor writes: Poisonous books in library collections with public access pose a specific challenge due to the fact that library staff and readers handle collection items intensely. (...)
Per participant three urine samples were taken to establish a base line and the potential exposure to arsenic whilst working with the collection. One sample was taken at the beginning and one at the end of the first workday, followed by the last sample at the end of the last workday. Urine samples were analysed for total arsenic.
(..)It is now assumed that arsenic could be present in a significant part of the collection dating up to the 1950s. Well over half a million of items would have to be checked to identify all items.
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Per participant three urine samples were taken to establish a base line and the potential exposure to arsenic whilst working with the collection. One sample was taken at the beginning and one at the end of the first workday, followed by the last sample at the end of the last workday. Urine samples were analysed for total arsenic.
(..)It is now assumed that arsenic could be present in a significant part of the collection dating up to the 1950s. Well over half a million of items would have to be checked to identify all items.
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