<p>Hello everyone, <br>
I'm a young student from Paris, France, and today was my second time doing cyanotype prints at home. I have never taken any classes, just studying independently for my graphic design and photography studies.<br>
Today I was in a bit of a hurry, and I wasn't wearing gloves while handling the chemicals. One of the two liquid solutions, not sure which one because they are kept in two identical brown bottles, fell on my hand, which I promptly washed. I have no rash or anything like that, but I'm still concerned about any possible risk, even though I called the local anti-poisoning center where they told me it shouldn't be much of a problem. But much worse, I believe, I completely overlooked the danger of heating the solution of the two chemicals: I hairdryed my emulsion on the papers without the cool setting, in my small and windowless bathroom. And I used a UV lamp to make the exposures, again in a non aerated space. It was really stupid of me, I didn't do more than two cyanotypes, but still, I am wondering if, even though I have no symptom, I should seek medical attention to make sure everything is fine. I may be overly preoccupied now, but I know that heating the mix of potassium ferricyanide and ammonium iron citrate can produce highly toxic gas. </p>
<p>I was wondering if any of you can share some experiences that could reassure me.<br>
Thanks a lot in advance,</p>
<p>Manu</p>