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"Cynthia" wrote:

The other is a query from someone wanting to understand whether there are
dangers in using city rainwater to water their vegetables.
http://www.users.on.net/~arachne/rainwter.html
http://home.comcast.net/~leavesdance...ls/safety.html

This was interesting -- and it was so dependent on th materials being used on
the roofs! I was horrified to discover that most American houses have asphalt
shingles as a roofing material. They can't be recycled, are full of
contaminants, as the article shows... and they last only about 10 years!
Madness!

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Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
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