[Dioxin-l] Good news, bad news

[Joseph R Parrish Jr]

David wrote:
"The references above find that dioxin TEQs now are lower than they were =
in

the 60's/ 70's."

After the end of Agent Orange production in Newark, NJ,
the dioxins dumped in Newark Bay began to decline, some =

little bit due to dechlorinating fungi, etc., but most due to =

the slow slide into the Atlantic and dissipation there--of =

course we may now be eating ocean fish that are =

more contaminated--I think that has been observed.  Dioxin =

seems to get created quickly and removed from earth, etc., =

slowly--POP, Persistent Organic Pollutant, I think they call it.  =

Net however, as long as we are not chemically producing =

dioxins in warfare quantities, I would agree that the world =

TEQs may be decreasing.  What we are concerned around =

here about is that when dioxins become airborne, as is =

happening since the 1990-1994 building of all the huge  =

incinerators around us, our bodies seem to be more =

saturated with them.  The cancer death rates still exceed =

cardiovascular death rates in the samples we have =

observed, and seem to be accelerating since the first =

big burner went on line, as does endometriosis and =

sterility.  One can drown in a river averaging one foot deep....
Joe, Ph.D., Biological Chemistry, Medical Sciences =