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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Drinking Fountain in the Lab
Date: Friday, November 14, 2014 5:33:15 PM
Author: Janet Baum <baum.janet**At_Symbol_Here**GMAIL.COM> 		Next by Date:
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Drinking Fountain in the Lab
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 21:43:39 -0700
Author: Alan Hall

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From: Samuella Sigmann <sigmannsb**At_Symbol_Here**APPSTATE.EDU>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Drinking Fountain in the Lab
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 19:25:07 -0500
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Message-ID: 54669D63.5050102**At_Symbol_Here**appstate.edu
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On 11/14/2014 11:05 AM, Michael Hojjatie wrote:

“there is minimum chance of chemical contamination”

What does this even mean?  To me, it says we are willing to accept the risk that a student could become ill from contamination.  I don't know of any regulation, but I have never heard of anything this idiotic.  Get them out of the lab.  "No eating or drinking in the lab" means just that. 

I am envisioning students filling their water bottles there. Yikes!
Sammye


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