Re: DIOXIN leachate and more...

[Mervyn Carter <mervyn@qcolpm.demon.co.uk>]

In message <001901bdc984$2ef64740$0a0d2399@bb-home>, Jeanne
Brown <brownsvilles@email.msn.com> writes
>
>>Hi Everyone, I will be off this list soon and had a few and probably final
>>questions for you that are very important. Again, I will appreciate
>anything
>>you can share with me.
>>
>>First, months ago I learned of a fully biodegradable alternative to plastic
>>food packaging- cellulose. Later I was told it was a product of paper mills
>>and therefore there may be a "dioxin" issue there. I know dioxin residues
>>have been found in female menstrual products, leading me to believe it is
>>therefore in paper etc, anything that has been chlorine bleached, i guess
>>this would mean bleached clothes too?HOW MUCH DIOXIN ACTUALLY 
>LEACHES OUT
>of
>>products that have been chlorine bleached? are we exposed(minor) just by
>>holding a piece of chlorine bleached paper? I am truly seeking a full
>>understanding of exposure to a variety of toxic chemicals, including
>dioxin.
>>I learned in the past that our main source of exposure to dioxin is through
>>our consumption of meat and dairy products. Toxins accumulate in the food
>>chain and  incinerators and papermills are some major dioxin sources, but
>>i'm not aware of a large amount of  farms being located near incinerators?
>>This leads me into another important question- CAN TOXINS, HORMONES, 
>AND
>>ANTIBIOTICS BE COOKED OUT OF MEAT??? I was told by someone that 
>they can.
>He
>>said if  you cook meat at the correct temperature, all such substances will
>>be destroyed. This is important to me because this would mean that all of
>>the hormones and antibiotics being put into animals and their products
>>AREN'T really affecting humans, and I have been espousing the negative
>>health effects of this for quite sometime.
>>
>>Lastly, I will return to the problem of leachates- I made and inquiry to
>>this list a long time ago about plastics leachate and only got one
>response.
>>I was told pvc and polystyrene leachate were of great concern- WHAT 
>ABOUT
>>THE PLASTICS THAT WE ARE USUALLY EXPOSED TO?- like plastics 
>1, 
>2, 4 and
>5???
>>I use minimal plastic but must use tupperware etc and cannot fully avoid it
>>and i have yet to find ANYONE who knows about leachate from plastics we
>>actually come in contact with frequently. My concerns are rigid plastic
>food
>>containers..etc. On the documentary "Rachel's Daughters" a woman talked
>>about the plastic tubing at her work leaching into the samples and so she
>no
>>longer microwaves plastic etc...If someone can fill me in on this, great. I
>>don't know who else to ask about these things...
>>
>>Thank you and take care,
>>
>>Heather
>>
Parallel question - has anyone any data to suggest leaching of pollutants
from jug-style electric kettles into drinking water. These are often made
of polycarbonate to resist heat and handling. Water can remain in
contact with the plastic for a long time at high temperature if the water
left from last boiling is topped-up and reheated.

Is this a potential risk ?
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Yours in Peace and Solidarity

Mervyn Carter

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