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Mark Jensen <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 9 Jan 1996 21:02:16 -0800
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>Many chemical companys sell Thymol (Merck, ICN, SIGMA); the price varies
>between $15 and 25$ for 100 gram, for The Netherlands, maybe for the USA
>cheaper. Ask first your local chemist's or druggist's shop, they will order
>it for you if not in stock.
 
In US you can order thymol USP for $32/pound from Chem Lab Supplies,
Placentia CA
phone 714  630-7902 or fax 714  630-3553.
 
>Moth's balls (from your wardrobe) contain Thymol and Campher, so it is a very
>common substance.
 
In US mothballs are either naphthalene or paradichlorobenzene. I do not
believe our mothballs contain thymol.
 
Mark Jensen-Double J Apiaries           [log in to unmask]
Los Altos Hills, CA, USA                     fax 415 941 3488

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