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[*] posted on 10-3-2012 at 22:15


Why you afraid?Most of chemist think aspergillus niger is monster?its more dangerous than ebola?
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[*] posted on 11-3-2012 at 08:00


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Why you afraid?Most of chemist think aspergillus niger is monster?its more dangerous than ebola?


In the summer, it gets extremely humid where I live. I remember one summer, it got up to around 80% relative humidity for almost a week. Fungal growth can be a real problem in my area and growing a petri dish full of this fungus indoors will not help out the situation.

As a matter of fact, fungal spores can be a major health hazard in normal people in high concentrations. Lungs provide a great place for fungus to grow, plenty of air, high humidity et-cetera.

I'd rather be safe than sorry. If you want to visualise how many spores come off of a mature sample of fungus when you lift the lid, you can go in a dark room with one window (which sheds a beam of light). Put your sample in the light, lift the lid and observe the cloud of spores that comes off. Bearing in mind that every one of those spores is an opportunistic pathogen, you might want to put the lid back on, go outside and breathe in some fresh air.




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[*] posted on 12-3-2012 at 08:59


Somebody know how many milliliters Spore suspensions(1x100000) is needed for 1 liter solution in 3 lit erlenmeyer?(my solution contain whey + 15% sucrose)
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[*] posted on 12-3-2012 at 09:08


can anyone explain why none of you will just buy citric acid?



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[*] posted on 12-3-2012 at 16:21


GreenD anyone can buy citric acid. If I needed any for a serious synthesis I'd buy it. This thread is for making citric acid for the hell of it. If you think it's stupid, complain somewhere else.



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[*] posted on 12-3-2012 at 16:28


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can anyone explain why none of you will just buy citric acid?


For the same reasons I make my own nitrocellulose lacquer and other available things. I just like to make it. That is my hobby. For many of us on here, it is about the means and the learning adventure, about proving that we can do it, not about the end product.




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[*] posted on 12-3-2012 at 22:00


Quote: Originally posted by GreenD  
can anyone explain why none of you will just buy citric acid?


Because : Chemistry =Chem+Is+Try and not buying!
(I saw this Sentence in this forum but i forgot where)
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[*] posted on 13-3-2012 at 06:34


Its just so many people were interest I thought I was missing something.
Thanks! I'm not complaining / bashing I'm just genuinely curious. If thats a problem go complain somewhere else!




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