Re: destruction of contaminated foods in Belgium

[Frederick W Stoss <fstoss@acsu.buffalo.edu>]

On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Neil Tangri wrote:
> To our friends in Europe:
> I have read in a number of reports that the contaminated foods are being
> "destroyed." This latest article clearly states that they will be
> incinerated. My understanding is that incineration will not destroy dioxin,
> but rather disperse it! This reminds me of the Dutch incinerator which so
> polluted nearby dairy farms that the milk from those cows had to be
> destroyed; so it was incinerated at a hazardous waste incinerator located
> next to the municipal waste incinerator, further contaminating the cows!
> It's not exactly what we mean by recycling....
> Neil Tangri
> 
Will additional dioxins be created in the incineration process,
compounding the problem?
Fred