TOXIC CABLES -Reply

[STEVIE WILDING <WILDING.STEVIE@epamail.epa.gov>]

Tony,
This concerns me about the safety of our children with
PVC toys.  Remember Toy Story when the "bad kid"
tortured toys -  sometimes by burning them.  Well my son
and his friends thought this was a neat thing to try.  I
educated them about the hazards of burning PVC and not
inhaling any of the smoke.  After hearing this -- they
stopped burning their GI Joes.  But toy companies should
put warning on their toys (do not burn because smoke is
hazardous to your health).


>>> Tony Tweedale <ttweed@wildrockies.org> 10/26/98
02:04am >>>
http://saxophone.agora.com/Tutorials/Toxic_Cabling.html

is a qualitative but serious looking (I haven't read it yet)
medium length
discussion of halogenated cable sheaths, w/ a neat .gif in
the middle
showing the inhalation  LC50's for burning halogenated
(more sensitive
LC50) vs. nonhalogenated (less sensitive) cables.

Tony Tweedale

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