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| gretchengehrke | "Also, I just saw on comptox.epa.gov that acetone is actually more hydrophilic than isopropanol, which totally surprises me! I guess vapor pressure ..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| gretchengehrke | "Either acetone or 99% isopropanol are probably fine, and maybe we should do a comparison. The only concern I see with isopropanol is that it has a ..." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| gretchengehrke | "@warren, I thought the sandpaper we used (that was like a polisher) worked well to remove grime on the surface of the copper, which is its purpose...." | Read more » | almost 7 years ago | |||
| gretchengehrke | "Hi @warren, "miscible" means it dissolves with them to create a homogenous mixture (i.e. doesn't separate out like oil and water do). Acetone is a ..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| gretchengehrke | "@Zengirl2, I think for the best results you'll want to use acetone, which is easy to find online and in a lot of drug stores and art stores (and ma..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| gretchengehrke | "Here are before and after photos. We did not expect (and did not observe) any discoloration since we were only putting them out for less than 24 ho..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| gretchengehrke | "Here is a picture after sanding one of the little copper strips. The green pad is actually soft sandpaper / polishing paper. " | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| gretchengehrke | "Here is a picture of cutting the copper sheet into strips. " | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| gretchengehrke | "Hi @warren, Thanks for the reminder to add pictures. I have tried inserting photos a few times today, but it keeps crashing the edit (and, seemingl..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| gretchengehrke | "Hi @Zengirl2, I'm not sure about the copper strips. Whatever copper is used needs to be fairly pure, and I'm not sure if the copper tape is pure c..." | Read more » | about 7 years ago | |||
| gretchengehrke | " Sunrise at LUMCON. No filter! (photo by Gretchen Gehrke) " | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| gretchengehrke | " Cocodrie early morning. No filter. (by Gretchen Gehrke) " | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| gretchengehrke | " Cocodrie wetland. No filter. (photo by Gretchen Gehrke) " | Read more » | about 8 years ago | |||
| gretchengehrke | "Hi @sarasage, I just stumbled upon this nice (very basic) resource from the New York Department of Health about landfill gases. It might be useful:..." | Read more » | about 8 years ago |