Pushing my response off topic for sure... I've seen you! You're the guy with the bathtub on his front lawn and a sign that says "Make your wishes come true! (banknotes only)" next to the tub. Good move mate, good move! Gustaf > -----Original Message----- > From: pic microcontroller discussion list > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Jim Franklin > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 9:11 PM > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: [EE:] Copper Toxicology - was .. My first PCB production > > > To make things worse - > > the habit of dropping money into wishing wells.... > > for example, the English penny, metal content, 95% Copper, 4% > Tin, 1% Zinc, > it doesn't take many of these to get a kg of copper... > > so next time you want to be mean with your wishes, drop something with a > lower copper content, and a higher denomination. > > For those of you wanting to know where there is an eco friendly higher > denomination only, (including banknotes) wishing well, contact me for my > address :-) > > Jim > > > > > > ---------------------- > www.jimfranklin.info > > PIC Micro Application website > ----------------------------- > > -----Original Message----- > From: pic microcontroller discussion list > [mailto:PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU]On Behalf Of Jinx > Sent: 02 March 2004 02:00 > To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU > Subject: Re: [EE:] My first PCB production > > > > What is "contamination" though, 1ppm? 20ppm? > > According to some toxicology reports on the web, 5ug/l of copper > chloride is the lower limit for aquatic life. Not much is it ? > > IOW 180,000,000 litres per kg or 21,000,000 US gallons / lb > > A cube with 56.4m (181ft) sides > > That's why I don't tip it down the sink > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList > mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu > -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads