RE: Use of S-35

["Wissing, Joe" <Joe.Wissing@med.va.gov>]

My experience is that little "release" will occur.  Incubating culture
plates are normally covered.
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> From: 	Richard Smart
> Sent: 	Friday, March 13, 1998 4:18 AM
> To: 	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: 	Use of S-35
> 
> 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
>