[Dioxin-l] "normal background level"

[kathy or david van dame]

<snip>
>Unfortunately much of the public, especially those threatened with waste
>to energy incinerators are being hoodwinked into accepting today's
>dioxin contamination level of the globe as 'the normal background
>level.'

I don't believe I have heard anyone advocate that- is this your belief ?
I 
think the current levels should diminish. <snip>

Yes, but...

In Utah, we recently had an industry that was a newly documented source
of dioxins.  In the midst of their defensive posturing, they collected
samples for dioxin testing in Salt Lake City  & around other sources.
They used the lower levels outside their fence (as compared to city
gutters & waste incinerator environs) as normal background, an effective
PR ploy.  Why bother us to clean up, get after the cars & incinerators
first.
Peace, Kathy