devongrrl - 10-12-2009 at 14:15
Ok I am now officially very confused. 
By way of information I used to work shipping chemicals/fuels/gases around the globe for the military.
I was at that time fully conversant with ADR rules as well as dangerous air cargo and sea cargo rules too.
Having explained that , here is why I am confused.
I recently went to my usual supplier of acids & alkalis on the web and went to purchase some distilled water.
The page said "We cannot ship this item by road transport due to ADR rules."
Now, I know rules can change and things get re-classified etc but how come my supplier will cheerfully send me acids and bases by courier but
distilled water is a no-no ?
Am I missing something here ?
If so I would dearly love to be corrected with an explanation.
Unless some one stands up and says that this is indeed correct I am likely to believe that the company ticked the wrong box for that item in their
e-commerce system.
Has anyone come across this before ?
hissingnoise - 10-12-2009 at 15:13
It's chemophobia rampant, devongrl. . .
http://thesciencenetwork.org/programs/the-science-reader/uns...
psychokinetic - 11-12-2009 at 13:45
Yep. Welcome to the madhouse.
devongrrl - 12-12-2009 at 01:00
I got a reply from the company, it was as I thought just a case of a wrong field on that item's entry on their database.
Phew ! A minor reprieve.
I'd hate to get taken to court for procuring transport of dihydrogen monoxide - a dangerous substance, by road. 
After all it has killed people and tests reveal in it our water and sewerage systems at an alarming level.
It is even present now in the human body, OMG.
*LOL*
Contrabasso - 12-12-2009 at 07:46
Half the chemophobic general public will cite an obscure reg as bovine excrement just to confuse you.
hissingnoise - 12-12-2009 at 09:38
Yes, that is confusing. . . ?
kilowatt - 13-12-2009 at 20:22
Dude, people, it ended up being a simple mistake. I think some of you are ignoring the other posts and just using this as a chance to ramble about
regulations. There are definitely a lot of ludicrous rules and regulations, but fortunately this is not one of them!
[Edited on 14-12-2009 by kilowatt]