Microfuge contamination

["Tom Kellogg" <tkellogg@cosmos.uvm.edu>]

Hello,

I have a question for you academic/univesity/medical type radsafe 
people about microfuge contamination.  The question is this......

Labs that spin eppendorf tubes in a microfuge containing P-32 and/or 
S-35 seem to get contaminate frequently.  (approximately 1000 - 
3000 dpm).  It's low level contamination but still contamination.  
Has any one had any experience with this and were you able to make 
some modification to eliminate this contamination?  Or, how much 
contamination will you allow in microfuges that continually get 
contaminated?

Thanks for any help.

Tom

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