[Dioxin-l] Prof Rappe "incineration expert" exposed, as Wexford, Ireland, rejects incineration!

[Ms. Viv Mountford]

Prof. Rappe has been going round Europe for some years giving talks and 
giving evidence at Public Enquiries, on behalf of pro-incineration groups 
and companies, talking down the potential health effects, and allowing 
everyone to assume that he has a medical background when he has none (He 
trained as something like a chemist I think.)
Finally it seems that his assertations have a real chance of being refuted, 
as happened below recently in Ireland.  If Rappe has been active in your 
area, take note!
The AEA report on dioxins quoted below to such good effect, was 
commissioned for the EU and the UK DETR, was issued in Oct 99 and is on the 
Internet in full at 
http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/dioxin/summary.pdf

Apologies for dupe postings and for delay while I rediscovered the website 
address above
Viv
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Viv Mountford (Ms)
Industry & Pollution Activist
Halton Friends of the Earth Group,  Cheshire, England
Email vivmount@greener.u-net.com
Phone/Fax (44)-(0)1244-317564


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Date:	Tue, 11 Jan 2000 13:35:09 -0000
From:	knockea <knockea@gofree.indigo.ie>
Subject:	Wexford Rejects Incineration
Sender:	knockea <knockea@gofree.indigo.ie>

Reply-To: knockea <knockea@gofree.indigo.ie>
Message-ID: <001801bf5c38$cd276be0$40a97dc2@oemcomputer>

We are delighted to advise that Wexford County Council voted 19 votes to 1 
to reject the Regional Waste Management Strategy of incineration.This means 
that Wexford will not now participate in the Regional Strategy. This may 
result in the collapse of the strategy but at least will encourage the 
other 5 counties in the South East Region to re-visit their uninformed 
decision to adopt the strategy.
This vote was taken after almost two hours of presentation and discussion 
by Prof. Rappe.
Using the information you [Vyv Howard] provided and the recent EU Report we 
prepared a briefing document (please see attached) [sorry, not attached to 
the email] for a select number of councillors. Armed with this information 
the councillors were very well equipped to undermine the report and 
presentation of Prof. Rappe. During the debate Prof. Rappe conceded that;
1.	He had no medical qualifications.
2.	He had not read the recent comprehensive report from the EU on Dioxins 
and Health
3.	That at the three month stage children exposed to dioxins had impaired 
neurological development.  Contrary to the impression in his report.
4.	That the National Food Safety Authority in Sweden advise expectant 
mothers and those planning to become pregnant to limit their consumption of 
certain types of fish.
5.	That he was not sufficiently aware of the particle situation to offer an 
opinion.
6.	That he was involved in advising on the Rechem incinerator and that 
problems had occured ( The information on the Rechem incinerator from the 
EU report is good).

etc., etc


Mike.

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