anton wrote:

Nick Maclaren wrote in message ...
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.

Er- we seem to have an instance of moving goalposts. Safe
'if you follow the instructions on the tin' was the original target,
not 'safe for mammals in large quantities'.

Do you know the meaning of the word 'bioaccumulative'?
Why is it significant that organochlorines such as aldrin and dieldrin
have 'half-lives' measured in years?

regards
sarah

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