Worked with a professor who knew this person. He talked about this not infrequently. All the grad students knew of the story as well, and would talk about it. Her death really shook up the NMR community. It was the reason we never use DEM in our lab, and why many try to avoid it at all costs even now. If I remember properly, and this was over 10 years ago, the reason its commonly used is to calibrate the spectrometers, so in some areas it gets hard to avoid.
Also, the article mentions you need nitrile gloves to protect yourself from it. This is not sufficient and is dangerously misinformed. You need silver shield gloves to protect yourself from it.
Also, the article mentions you need nitrile gloves to protect yourself from it. This is not sufficient and is dangerously misinformed. You need silver shield gloves to protect yourself from it.