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Old 01-September-2002, 12:50 AM
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On 2002-08-31 17:27, Jim wrote:
I was involved in the manufacture of PVC resins for about 15 years. It is no more hazardous or polluting than any other chemical manufacturing process, safer and less than many. In fact, it is considerably safer and less polluting than, say, meat packing.
(snip) Either present your supporting information, or back off. That is a standing rule on this Board.
My apologies in advance to the Webmaster. I have been challenged, and need to defend my honor. I CAN do basic research on the internet, and do feel Jim is at odds with a very basic search I performed on the topic.

Jim, there are a lot of experts here too. Can you help me reconcile, and possibly suggest another place to do it? The BABB needs to stay on target.

DJ

Pub 1-06 - List of Resolutions.qxd (PDF) - ... 1999 PVC, Dioxin, Incineration American Nurses Association 1997 PVC, Incineration, Mercury American Public Health Association Nov. ...
http://www.noharm.org/library/docs/G...ances_on_P.pdf Search within this site


"Greenpeace Toxics Report - Dioxin From Cradle to Grave - TOC - ... Rigo, et. al. Study: Science for Sale. 3. PVC's Role in Dioxin Formation. The PVC Lifecycle. PVC in Incinerators Municipal Waste Incinerators ...
http://www.greenpeace.org/~usa/repor...le/dcgtoc.html Search within this site


PVC poly vinyl chloride = dioxin + health and enviornmental ... - PVC = poly vinyl chloride = Dioxin. ... Nike on phasing out PVC. PVC & Dioxin: Enough Is Enough. Chemicals Used in IV Bags Pose Risk to Patients. ...
http://shirtmagic.com/PVC.htm Search within this site


PVC & Dioxin: Enough Is Enough - PVC & Dioxin: Enough Is Enough. Home. The information on this website is not a substitute for diagnosis and treatment by a qualified, licensed professional. ...
http://www.garynull.com/Documents/er..._is_enough.htm Search within this site


Links to chlorine/PVC related web sites - ... Overview of Archive of postings to DIOXIN-L by thread. An anti-PVC and chlorine action forum. Dioxin homepage. Anti-PVC as a dioxin"source". ...
http://www.ping.be/~ping5859/links.html Search within this site


"Greenpeace Toxics Report - Dioxin From Cradle to Grave - ... - ... The report is divided into the following sections: (1) the health threats posed by dioxin; (2) strategies for dioxin prevention; (3) the PVC-dioxin pollution ...
http://archive.greenpeace.org/~usa/r.../dcgintro.html Search within this site


Dioxin - ... to house siding to plumbing pipes to wallpaper, we are literally surrounded by PVC. When these chemicals and plastics are manufactured or burned, dioxin is ...
http://www.cqs.com/edioxin.htm Search within this site


PVC/dioxin conference in Lake Charles, Registration for - [Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] PVC/dioxin conference in Lake Charles, Registration for. ...
http://lists.essential.org/1998/dioxin-l/msg00710.html Search within this site


Dioxin : (PDF) - ... replacing PVC with alternative materials was estimated to lead to a 15- fold increase in domestic revenues and a 25-fold increase in jobs. Effects of Dioxin ...
http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/media/f...ets/dioxin.pdf Search within this site


PVC Production and Dioxin - ... ul US government documents reveal USEPA's responses to the dioxin/PVC connection as follows: ... TIME FOR ACTION ON PVC AND DIOXIN. ...
http://www.rox.com/j/articles/dioxins/pvc.html


Greenaction Zero Dioxin Home Page - ... Victory! San Francisco Board of Supervisors Join City Council of Oakland in Voting Unanimously for resolution on Zero Dioxin and Phase-out of PVC Plastics! ...
http://www.greenaction.org/zerodioxin/index.shtml Search within this site


Dioxiny - ... Releases and Transfers Register, systém dokumentace zne?i?t?ní.); Termín zákazu PVC v ... Flintshire, UK); EPA draft report cites cancer risks from dioxin; ...
http://www.ecn.cz/dioxin/ Search within this site


“PVC: A Primary contributor to the US Dioxin Burden.” - ... A compelling body of evidence suggests “USEPA has been aware of the generation of that throughout its entire lifecycle, PVC dioxin and PCBs during PVC ...
http://www.workonwaste.org/wastenots/wn314.htm Search within this site


Environment News Service: Dioxin Named a Known Carcinogen - ... Fires, like this one at a PVC plastics plant in Canada, can release enormous amounts of dioxin and other toxins into the air (Photo courtesy Greenpeace). ...
http://ens.lycos.com/ens/jan2001/2001L-01-24-06.html Search within this site


WHAT IS DIOXIN? (PDF) - ... Exposure When medical facilities burn their waste containing chlorinated plastics like PVC, dioxin will be emitted from the smokestacks of the incinerator. ...
http://www.essentialaction.org/waste...ish/dioxin.pdf Search within this site


DIOXIN - ... The major sources of dioxin come from the incineration (burning) of chlorine-containing plastics, the most common being PVC [polyvinyl chloride or poly ...
http://home.school.net.hk/~chemmag/i...nne/DIOXIN.htm Search within this site


PVC / Vinyl #3 the "Worst" Plastic for the Environment - ... In addition to evidence linking PVC to global dioxin contamination, Greenpeace predicted that studies to be released later this year will prove that PVC cannot ...
http://www.globalstewards.org/pvc.htm


CorpWatchIndia.org - Issues - Toxics - Articles - PVC: The Poison ... - ... Dioxin: PVC's Lethal Legacy. Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds are unintentionally created whenever chlorine-based chemicals are produced, used or burned. ...
http://www.corpwatchindia.org/issues...articleid=1786 Search within this site


MASSPIRG: PVC Packaging: Section 3: PVC and Dioxin - ... The Link Between PVC and Dioxin. ... April 1997 p. 2. 52 Rice B. Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Plastic: Primary Contributor to the Global Dioxin Crisis. Greenpeace. ...
http://www.masspirg.org/enviro/sw/pvc/page4.htm Search within this site


Flipside - 09/26/98 - PVC & DIOXIN: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH - PVC & DIOXIN: ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. by Charlie Cray and Monique Harden*. Shintech, the Japanese chemical company, has been trying since 1996 to locate 3 factories ...
http://www.flipside.org/vol1/sep98/se98w403.htm Search within this site



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