[pure-silver] Re: Diafine

Hi Richard,
Actually, I don't know who is the culprit here. B&H in New York had this note attached to their listing for Diafine.
"Due to shipping regulations, we cannot ship this item at this time. It can only be bought in our store" 

Guess the US Postal service is getting itchy feet also.
I just checked the web site you noted below and, as you pointed out, there is no indication that it is in any way a hazardous material and yet there is a note in the Acufine section: 

"OBTAIN MEDICAL ATTENTION IN ALL CASES"
If it's not dangerous, why seek medical help, unless it is a disclaimer to avoid any potential lawsuits, like the woman who sued (and won) MacDonalds because their coffee was too hot and she burnt her thighs when holding the cup of coffee between her legs while driving. Will wonders never cease.
Maybe one day, some kid will eat some Diafine and the parents will sue Acufine because the container was not baby proof. Who knows! 

Cheers,
Bogdan

Richard Knoppow wrote:



----- Original Message ----- From: "Bogdan Karasek" <bkarasek@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 5:32 PM
Subject: [pure-silver] Diafine



Hi,

I've found out, much to my regret, that Diafine is no
longer available in Canada.  I wanted to get some to
develop some 16mm microfilm that i have been shooting in a
Mamiya-16 and Minolta-16 II.

It is available in the US, at Freestyle and B&H.  B&H
states quite clearly that they will not ship and that you
have to come to pick it up at the store; Freestyle tells
me that they can't ship Diafine to Canada because it is
considered a hazmat and there are to many obstacles and
too expensive to ship a hazmat.

I did a search in Google to see if the formula is
available; the chemicals I can get locally.  But all I got
was several two part developer substitutes for Diafine but
not the actual formula.  Is it some sort of state
secret???

Would anybody in the group have the formula for Diafine?

Cheers,
bogdan
--



   The MSDS for Diafine are at:
<http://hazard.com/msds/gn.cgi?query=diafine&whole=whole&start=0>



ACUFINE INCORPORATED -- DIAFINE "A" -- 6750-00-466-0287

=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients
=============

Ingred Name:SODIUM SULFITE
CAS:7757-83-7
RTECS #:WE2150000
Fraction by Wt: 60-70%

Ingred Name:SODIUM CARBONATE (MFR SHOWS CAS#5968-11-6)
CAS:497-19-8
RTECS #:VZ4050000
Fraction by Wt: 20-30%

Ingred Name:SODIUM BICARBONATE
CAS:144-55-8
RTECS #:VZ0950000
Fraction by Wt: <10%

Ingred Name:SODIUM PHOSPHATE, TRIBASIC (SARA III)
CAS:10124-56-8
RTECS #:OY3675000
Fraction by Wt: <5%
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:SODIUM SULFITE
CAS:7757-83-7
RTECS #:WE2150000
Fraction by Wt: 75-85%

Ingred Name:HYDROQUINONE  (SARA III)
CAS:123-31-9
RTECS #:MX3500000
OSHA PEL:2 MG/M3
ACGIH TLV:2 MG/M3; 9192
EPA Rpt Qty:1 LB
DOT Rpt Qty:1 LB

Ingred Name:SODIUM PHOSPHATE, TRIBASIC (SARA III)
CAS:10124-56-8
RTECS #:OY3675000
Fraction by Wt: <5%
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS

Ingred Name:CITRIC ACID
CAS:77-92-9
RTECS #:GE7350000
Fraction by Wt: <5%

Ingred Name:POTASSIUM BROMIDE
CAS:7758-02-3
RTECS #:TS7650000
Fraction by Wt: <5%

Ingred Name:1-PHENYL-3-PYRAZOLIDONE
CAS:92-43-3
RTECS #:UQ8750000
Fraction by Wt: <5%ACUFINE INCORPORATED -- DIAFINE "B" --
6750-00-466-0287
=============  Composition/Information on Ingredients =============

Ingred Name:SODIUM SULFITE
CAS:7757-83-7
RTECS #:WE2150000
Fraction by Wt: 60-70%

Ingred Name:SODIUM CARBONATE (MFR SHOWS CAS#5968-11-6)
CAS:497-19-8
RTECS #:VZ4050000
Fraction by Wt: 20-30%

Ingred Name:SODIUM BICARBONATE
CAS:144-55-8
RTECS #:VZ0950000
Fraction by Wt: <10%

Ingred Name:SODIUM PHOSPHATE, TRIBASIC (SARA III)
CAS:10124-56-8
RTECS #:OY3675000
Fraction by Wt: <5%
EPA Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
DOT Rpt Qty:5000 LBS
-----------------------------------------------------
The MSDS does not indicate any hazardous ingredients in
either half. Perhaps its the hydroquinone or the carbonate
that it upsetting the canadians.
---
Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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