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Old 07-04-2004, 02:14   #18
Graham
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Re: Osmium tetroxide

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Originally Posted by ntl customer
I'm surprised at how easy it is to obtain this stuff, let alone order it.
The thing is, there are literally thousands of hazardous chemicals that can be bought "over the counter" or can be made up by anyone with a reasonable knowlege of chemistry.

I'm sure it would be possible to make the system "safer" by requiring information to be kept on each sale, but only at the cost of crippling businesses with tons more paperwork.
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