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Hi Judy,

Thanks for the fax on banned chemicals. I have filed it away for future reference.

Kerry

Hi Judy

Could you please send me the list of banned experiments. Fax no is 03 50232440.

thanks

Kerry

Hello I would like to see examples of other lab techs role descriptions, especially those in different states. Could you please email them to me privately. Thanks Kerry

Hi. We are about to do this prac next week. In the past I have always made up the plates by using nutrient agar which is available from any of the science suppliers. We have had success with this prac each time. I feel very lucky this year because the Science Co ordinator said instead of making the ...

This is scary. We do tend to get complacent in our jobs. I have just started ordering acids in 500ml containers this year. Although I have one of those winchester carriers I find the larger bottles too cumbersome. I am glad to hear that Rosalie is on the mend. Take care everyone.

kerry

Hi there, this is my recipe for agar which always seems to work really well, but before I pour all the plates I will always pour one first as a test to see if it is going to set. Measure out 1 litre of water, and 20 gms agar powder. Using some of the water previously measured out, I make the agar in...

Hi there, Sue and others, I think it would be a good idea for us to know what things you are negotiating for so that we know whether or not we need to add anything. I would like recognition of my 26 years as a lab tech. I am still only an SSO 1 now, (was an SSO 2-5) I applied for a promotion to SSO ...

Hi Robb,

I too would like a copy of your RA's to compare with mine and to see if there are any improvements that I could make. Our fax number is 50232440.

Thanks
Kerry

We have just done this prac and we didn't have any problems using 5% glucose and 5% starch solutions.

Kerry

Hi there, Its been ages since I have been able to spare the time to see what was going on in Chemtalk. I have just been going through some of the topics and the filtration one especiallly. We are a yr 11/12 college and also do the analysis of sulphur in lawn fertilizer using the buchner funnels but ...

Hello everybody, I was wondering what sort of power supplies you use for year 11 and 12 physics. We have just purchased some high power voltage 0-500V but now feel they are too high for the students to use. Have you done a RA for the use of your power supplies. Are there any special OH&S rules w...

Hello

I have been asked to provide a spill kit for the science laboratory so would like to know how others have gone about this and what your kit contains.

Thanks

Hi Robb

I would like your recipe for the electrode solution but not sure how to contact you through the private message system that you are talking about

We used to use the wooden skewers but now the teachers prefer just to use a thick string.

Would like to hear from anyone out there who uses the Pasco Xplorer GLX and the ph sensor

Hello, can someone please give me the web address of chem watch in Victoria. Thanks

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Hi Nikki I use this method all the time now and never have a problem. I measure out the quantiy of water required into a large beaker and then add a little of this into a paper cup which already has the measured quantiy of agar in it.I then add a small amount of the water to make a smooth paste. Aft...