RE: Peanut butter or other skin decon methods in place of watera nd soap

["Doty, Patrick" <fpdoty@SANDIA.GOV>]

Paul,



Seriously, aren't abrasives supposed to be avoided for decon?  I would think

the style and even the brand of PB would be specified if this procedure is

really approved for use at BNFL. Also, I assume that water and soap are

still part of the procedure, if it is really used.   And what about the 10%

of the population who are alleged to be allergic??? 



Perhaps you can share some more information about this new procedure from

your RTCs.



(BTW for use as a food, I'm a chunky man myself.)



F. P. Doty, Ph. D.

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-----Original Message-----

From: Pmink@bnfl-ettp.com [mailto:Pmink@bnfl-ettp.com]

Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2003 11:17 AM

To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

Subject: Peanut butter or other skin decon methods in place of water and

soap





Fellow RadSafers -



I've heard from some of our RCTs about using peanut butter as a decon 

method for skin contamination, particularly for Tc-99 removal.  Why does 

peanut butter work so well, other than it's sticky?  What other 

alternatives to using lukewarm water and mild soap have y'all used 

successfully?



Thanks -



Paul J. Mink



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