I heartily endorse a fume hood in any lab where potential toxic or 
foul smells are likely. Having taught chemistry and biology in High 
School and worked closely with animals in college ( not the student 
type) vent hoods were SOP. It never pays to exercise a little caution 
where potential health matters may be cause for worry.

DP


At 01:06 PM 4/9/2009, you wrote:
>Hello Listers -
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>I am looking for experiences, anecdotes, opinions about the necessity of
>a fume hood in an archaeology laboratory setup. The laboratory in
>question will have a general exhaust fan as well as Nederman extraction
>trunks for targeted fume removal. A fume hood is also planned, but I'm
>beginning to think it may be redundant. Some conservation entailing the
>use of chemicals will occur in the laboratory, but that is not the
>primary purpose/intended use of the space. (The lab supports a resource
>management and research-based government archaeology program.)
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>Thanks for your consideration -
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>aloha
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>~liz
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>Liz Clevenger, MA, RPA
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>Curator of Archaeology
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>The Presidio Trust
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>(415) 561-5086 office
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>(415) 561-5089 fax
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>Presidio Archaeology Lab
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