[pure-silver] Re: Darkroom smells

The greatest step I've made in reducing odor (which disturbs my wife more than me) was to substitute citric acid for acetic acid in stop bath. Boric acid is also odor free, but dissolves with more difficulty. I can stir citric acid powder into 68º water in seconds.

I don't mind the smell of fixer, but HATE the odor of acetic acid (I don't even like foods made with vinegar).

Kodak SB-7 Citric Acid Stop Bath
Water   750.0   ml
Citric acid (monohydrate)       15.0g
Water to        1.0     l


On Friday, July 29, 2005, at 12:03  AM, Lloyd Erlick wrote:

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...A few years ago I went on a rampage to eliminate smells I did not like from
my darkroom. Between the "innovations" of single-tray print making, and the
removal of any type of acid from my darkroom, I now work in complete
olfactory and respiratory comfort....
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