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Re: help with water experiment



> Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 09:18:41 -0500
> From: Paul Krombholz <krombhol at teclink_net>
> Subject: Re: Need some expert help with water experiment at elementary
school
>
>     I worry about the tank being made of metal.  If it is straight
> iron, it will probably be non-toxic, but it will rust.  If it is
> galvanized, there will be danger of zinc poisoning.  I would
> recommend painting the entire tank with at least two coats of marine
> epoxy paint.
>
> - --
> Paul Krombholz in muggy central Mississippi, where we had
> thundershowers yesterday evening.

I'm going to risk this, since it is not a certainty.

Ann