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"Skywise" <into@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "George" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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> <Snipola>
>> Brian, you just gave me an idea. Those large transformers at the
>> substation near my parent's home used to blow up on a semi-annual basis
> <Snipola>
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> I wasn't thinking of that specifically, but now that you mention
> it, that could very well be the cause. I recall watching expose's
> on TV back inthe 80's and earlier about the dangers of PCB's in
> transformers. Seemed there were cancer clusters popping up all
> over that had that one thing in common. Even the 'pole pigs' on
> the neighborhood pole leaked, contaminating backyards.
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> Brian
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> Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes?
Yeah, given that I've worked on sites that were contaminated with PCBs, it
should have occurred to me sooner. Duh! Only thing is, I've looked up the
toxicological effects of PCBs and there is no mention of the kinds of
cancers and non-cancerous tumours that I've seen in my parents'
neighborhood. The worst damage it causes is liver cancer and cancer of the
bilary tract. No mention of brain tumours. The reports do suggest that it
may be a factor in other diseases. Sigh. It's never easy, and rarely
simple, is it?
George
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