RE: Looking for information

["Frye, Douglas" <DFrye@clarian.com>]

Dear Paul,

	I don't know about "kings solution" but I rememeber aqua regia from
freshman chem, a mixture of nitric and fuming sulfuric acid which was
supposed to dissolve Au.

Douglas M.D. Frye, Ph.D., DABMP, DABR
Clinical Medical Health Physicist
Dept. of Radiation Oncology
Clarian Health Partners
Methodist Hospital of Indiana
Rm AG 140
1701 N. Senate Blvd.
Indianapolis, IN 46206
317.929.3172
317.929.5085 facsimile
dfrye@clarian.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Paul R. Steinmeyer [SMTP:prstein@gyral.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, April 28, 1999 11:38 AM
> To:	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject:	Looking for information
> 
> Hello Radsafers;
> 
> Does anyone out there have any information on what "King's solution" is?
> It was
> recommended to us for dissolving stainless steel to determine absolute
> activity
> of the contamination present.
> 
> Any information would be appreciated.  To avoid cluttering up the list,
> feel free
> to respond directly to me instead of the list.
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Paul R. Steinmeyer
> Health Physicist
> Radiation Safety Associates, Inc.
> RSA Laboratories, Inc.
> 
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