Year 2000 Nickel Release Results From the assay office, England

Subject: Nickel Release from jewelry items.

Method: The item was submerged in a specific artificial sweat solution for one week. The concentration of dissolved nickel in the resultant solution was then determined by atomic absorption spectrometry.

Result: The result is reported in micrograms of nickel per square centimeter of item per week.

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Item	Nickel Release	Item	Nickel Release	Item	Nickel Release	Item	Nickel Release
9KW w/860*	3.7	10KW w/860	.5	14KW w/860	0.1	18KW w/860	<0.1
9KW w/880*	3.6	10KW w/880*	2.4	14KW w/880	0.1	18KW w/880	0.1
9KW w/900*	7.9	10KW w/900*	1.4	14KW w/900	0.2	18KW w/900	0.1
9KW w/910	0.4	10KW w/910	0.4	14KW w/910	0.2	18KW w/910	0.1
9KW w/925	0.4	10KW w/925	0.4	14KW w/925	0.1	18KW w/925	<0.1
9KW w/930	0.3	10KW w/930	0.4	14KW w/930	0.2	18KW w/930	0.3
		10KW w/940	0.5	14KW w/940	0.1
9KW w/980	<0.1	10KW w/980	<0.1	14KW w/980	<0.1
9KW w/UW1*	4.2	10KW w/UW1*	0.7	14KW w/UW1*	3.5	18KW w/UW1	0.1