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"Bob Officer" <bobofficers@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 06:48:59 GMT, in sci.geo.earthquakes, "George"
> <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>>"Skywise" <into@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>news:11vlc6d2b4l3la4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> "George" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
>>> hxwKf.781084$x96.334152@attbi_s72:">news:hxwKf.781084$x96.334152@attbi_s72:
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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>
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Brian
>>> --
>>> http://www.skywise711.com - Lasers, Seismology, Astronomy, Skepticism
>>> Seismic FAQ: www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html">http://www.skywise711.com/SeismicFAQ/SeismicFAQ.html
>>> Quake "predictions": www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html">http://www.skywise711.com/quakes/EQDB/index.html
>>> Sed quis custodiet ipsos Custodes?
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>>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?
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> PCB break down to Dioxins
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> www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=dioxin+PCBs&btnG=Search">http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&q=dioxin+PCBs&btnG=Search
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> www.noharm.org/us/pvcDehp/dioxin">http://www.noharm.org/us/pvcDehp/dioxin
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>
> --
> Ak'toh'di
Yes, I know. Thanks for the links.
George
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