Use of S-35

[Richard Smart <R.Smart@unsw.edu.au>]

Dear Radsafers,

One of our university researchers will be starting work soon with S-35
labelled methionine.  The methionine is added to cell cultures and the
culture plates are incubated at 37 degrees C for 24 hours.  A maximum
activity of 1.85 MBq (50 microCi) of S-35 will be used per batch.

There is likely to be other culture plates in the oven at the same time.

Question:  What is the possibility of significant activities of S-35 being
released into the air within the oven?

Question:  What is the possibility of the other culture plates taking up
any of the released S-35?

Regards

Richard


Richard Smart PhD
Department of Nuclear Medicine
St. George Hospital
Kogarah, NSW 2217
Australia
Tel:61 2 9350 3112
Fax:61 2 9350 3991
Email:R.Smart@unsw.edu.au