> The main source of metal impurities would be the sodium sulfite itself > rather than the water used to make the solution. Iron and copper are > the metals usually implicated in the oxidation. > > A well stoppered bottle to keep the oxygen from the solution is probably > the best solution Good point... I have had no problems so far keeping it as a saturated solution in glass bottles with white rubber lined phenolic caps. But when in my developer at 5gm/L it degrades within about a month, even in the presence of EDTA. JB ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.