I'm not casting doubt on what people have found, but "Liked the tonal range"; "I found it easy to print"; and "It's never happened to me" are all well and good, but not systematic. If someone doesn't like a developer, they will stop using it and try another, so we'd expect the responses to be biased. This was the first time I'd encountered such problems, albeit at second hand.
This paper is the first attempt that I've seen to do some systematic research into the matter, which in my view is to be encouraged. My own reading of the paper suggests that it could have been more rigorous. Something similar might have shortened the debate on this forum (-but not until the necessary period had elapsed of course.)
His conclusion is that the manufacturers' figures are conservative, which accords with your account and agrees with my own experience. I understand that your practice gives even better life, which may reflect your expertise.
My interest is more than curiosity. I had though that the eczema I suffered from over-indulgence in Nitromors had gone, but recently I developed film without gloves and it returned. I had been wondering if Xtol might be a better choice. Naturally, the sudden death phenomenon was a worry.
Perhaps allergic responses should be the subject of a fresh thread.
