What is responsible for the bleach portion of the hint?

Don Vischulis
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On Jun 27, 2013, at 1:35 PM, "David D. Hillman" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi folks - Here is the Friday Element Quiz Answer:
> 
> The Question:
> Accurate values for this element's properties are minimal because in pure 
> form it will ignite when exposed to air, water, ammonia, oxygen and the 
> halogens. This element does not exist in a pure state on earth, only as a 
> compound or in an ore. A compound of this element makes an excellent 
> bleaching agent that can be stored in paper packages. What is the element 
> is being described?
> 
> The Answer:
> The element is Barium (Ba)! The name barium is derived from the Latin 
> "barys" which means "heavy". Getting accurate properties data for barium 
> is difficult due to its extreme reactivity. Alchemists knew about barium 
> minerals in the early Middle Ages. Smooth, pebble-like stones from Balogna 
> Italy would continue to "glow" after being exposed to a light source. 
> These became known as "Balogna stones" and were very popular with witches 
> and alchemists. The stones were BaSO4 - barium sulfide - which is a major 
> source of barium metal today.
> 
> 
> The winner of the weekly element quiz is Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc. and 
> he will get the services of Clumpy and 
> Kloumpios for the week. The boys are looking forward to going back to that 
> portion of the US and not have to be kayak haulers.
> 
> 
> So far Clumpy and Kloumpios have done the following:
> 
> Past Quiz winners/tasks:
> Week 1 Dick Krug,  Spartan Complex Systems 
> Week 2 Laura Turbini, IRC 
> Week 3 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited 
> Week 3 Pat Goodyear, PGE 
> Week 4 Joe Russeau, Precision Analysts Laboratory 
> Week 5 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
> Week 6 Steve Gregory
> Week 7 Phil Kinner, PVA
> Week 8 Brian Ellis
> Week 9 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited
> Week 10 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> Week 11 Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corp
> Week 12 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Elektronik
> Week 13 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> Week 14 Brian Ellis
> 
> Week 15 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
> - Tell the boys to be prepared for helping do FOD walks at one of my 
> suppliers. I bet when the employees at this supplier see these 2 guys on 
> the FOD walk it will get their attention and help raise awareness of the 
> importance of preventing FOD.
> 
> Week 16 Steve Gregory
> -I need them to help me start-up a new (used) Vitronics/Soltec wave 
> machine we recently got here. It's gonna' be fun (if that's what you want 
> to call it), we have to fill the Vitronics with a tin wash so we can get 
> the wave formers and nozzles out, clean everything up, and then empty the 
> pot. Then we've got to empty the pot in the old Electrovert machine that 
> we have and have that solder ready for the Vitronics. Then we'll play 
> musical wave machines by moving the Electrovert and placing the Vitronics 
> where it was sitting, then we'll fill the Vitronics again. 
> 
> Week 17 Phil Kinner, PVA
> - assisted with ????
> 
> Week 18 Ian Braddock, MBDA Systems
> - assisted with ????
> 
> Week 19 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> - assisted with ????
> 
> 
> Everyone have a safe week!
> 
> Dave Hillman
> Rockwell Collins
> 
> 
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