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Old 30-07-2003, 10:12 PM
Nick Maclaren
 
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Default Banned Herbicides & Pesticides

In article ,
Mary Fisher wrote:

No- not amazing. You've just proved that it's perfectly safe if
you follow the instructions on the can. Just like
pesticides ;-)

Sorry, but that's not true... organochlorines aren't 'perfectly safe'
whether you follow the instructions on the tin or not :-/


Sorry, that's not true. PVC is an organochlorine and is
'perfectly safe' unless you start burning it.

Which organochlorines in which tins are you suggesting ain't
perfectly safe?

I'll get my chair ...


My tame biochemist is unable to think of any organochlorines that are
safe for mammals in large quantities. Though my reaction is that most
would be if you follow the directions on a tin that said:

CAUTION: do not open tin, do not allow tin to become damaged
or corroded, do not pass GO and do not collect 200 pounds ....


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.