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Hi everyone
I’ve just been offered a job in Sydney University and my position will be available for those who are interested. If you are, let me know please. We can discuss more later on.
Cheers
Marjan

Hi;
Follow the link:
http://www.rtg.wa.edu.au/repairs/repindex.htm

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Marjan

Hi Robbie
I just got a new version from southernbiological $69.95 and gave the old one to HD.
The CAT NO: BK21.60
Fax: 03- 9894 2309

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Marjan

Hi
Hope this link helps:
http://www.stanford.edu/group/Urchin/seawater.htm

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Marjan

Our maintenace department does all these kind of jobs!!!! I don't how they could ask you to do that?? that's not your responsibility.
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Marjan

Hi Pommy
group 9 must be segregated from groups: 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2-3-4, 4.1-2-3, 6.1 & 8 by a distance of at least 3metres.
and must be fire separated from 5.1 & 5.2 .
(All according CSIRO classification)
Hope that helps.
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Marjan

Hi;
I need to make up 250ml of 6% H2O2 from 35% H2O2.Anyone out there has any idea how? any helps welcome.
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have you tried caster oil?
Marjan

Hi;
I do R/A for those pracs involving chemicals, not only chemistry but Physics or Biology classes which use copper sulphate or 0.1M HCl...or even salt where students are told it's as NaCl!!!! And forms have to be signed by HD.It's compulsary for all schools and I believe in all States.
Marjan

Hi Rita We don't use Mercury at all and even we replaced all mercury thermometers with spirit ones and kept some 300 degrees for teachers use only. but in case of any accident I use sulphur and also I have a mercury collector kit (which mostly contains sulphur). just sprinkle some sulphur powder ove...

Hi Joh
I use steel wool and it works very well for me.
Cheers
Marjan

Hi Our students use rain water and garden dirt to put in plates and culture them. I talked to a microbiologist and asked him how should I dispose them and he said because those bacteria are already around they don't need to be strilized before disposing and suggested just wrap them up and put them i...

Hi; we're just doing our agar plates this week and I was wondering how to dispose them after using. I called the local microbilogy lab and asked him if he could dispose ours with their stuff but he said because they're environmetal bacteria ( students collect bacteria from rain water, garden...) I c...

thank you denise. I also have made a comprehensive inventory in excel for each prep room, books, posters, speciemen.... , which work very well for everyone so far. I just thought if someone out there use any software or programme which could offer something new.
Thanks
Marjan

Hi everyone; I'd like to know how do you keep a record of your stuff in your labs, I mean everything inc. glassware, electrical, specimen, chemical, posters.... Do you use any programme or software to keep them updated? programme such as Omega stock controller? I've received a catalogue for 'Omega s...

Hi; I have a comprehensive inventory for everything we have in our labs and prep rooms. I update the inventories anytime I buy new stuff on my computer and print them out for each prep room at the end of each term (this copy kept in prep rooms just in case if I'm away and someone has an urgent need)...

Hi;
I top them up with methylated spirits. Hope this helps.
Marjan

Welcome back Rob.
Marjan

Another way to protect them is wrapping them in cling wrap.
Marjan

Hi;
I use Finish and pretty happy with that, no residue. Try that, hope helps.
Cheers
Marjan