Cabinets

[James Taylor]

Stan:
About 20 years ago I decided I needed some shelves - not cases - of working
area for the unclassified, etc. I built a plywood cabinet to fit under my
work counter with plain foam-covered shelves and a door fitted with a gasket
of rubber strips. I have tossed PDB in the bottom of this arrangement for
years. The only time odor can be detected is when I open the door.

(Could be my nose doesn't work properly any more.)

Jim Taylor
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stanley A. Gorodenski" <stan_gorodenski at asualumni.org>
To: <leps-l at lists.yale.edu>; <SoWestLep at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 2:22 PM
Subject: Cabinets


> I am thinking of making cabinets myself. It does not appear that it
> should be too difficult and a lot cheaper than commercially available
> ones. I plan to use traditional plywood, not particle board or the
> 'multilayer' stuff they now have. Assuming I can make a door that is air
> tight does anyone know if paradichlorobenzene (PDB) over time will
> permeate the plywood and start releasing into the room?  If so, is there
> something I can coat the interior surfaces with that would prevent this
> seepage? I am sensitive to this because a former ASU professor, Dr.
> Frank Hasbrouck, died of a lung condition. I cannot help but feel that
> his exposure to PDB at the ASU insect collection over many years
> contributed to his problem.
> Stan
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