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Index of Subjects Dear Brian Thanks for your note on PTW... 1: What is the arsenic level in the berries, and how does it compare with permissable levels, or background levels? 2: You didn't include your Web Site URL, so we could read your posting!! :-( Whats the URL for your site? Kindest regards, Kevin Chisholm Brian C. Bradley wrote: > About 2 yrs ago, listening to a CBC Radio noon-time call-in show I heard > of a couple that moved here from NB and bought a house with a deck on the > back made out of "pressure-treated" wood (PTW). They thought nothing of > this and proceeded to buy a berry bush and install it in their back yard. > After hearing many stories (and facts) about the danger of arsenic (a > known neurotoxin and carcinogen) and chromium leaching from PTW with the > actions of rain, melting ice and snow, they decided to have their first > harvest of berries sent to Truro for analysis. This test batch and every > subsequent one that they sent came back testing positive for the presence > of arsenic in the berries. > If you would like to gain more facts about the dangers associated with PTW > and alternatives to its useage, please consult my "public_html" files that > have the heading "ptw..." as part of their title (one in text and one in > MS Word format). Stop the pollution of our earth and the degradation in > the quality of our environment by refusing to use or be associated with > the use of PTW! > Thank you. -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- You received this because you are subscribed to "sust-mar", the Sustainable Maritimes mailing list. To unsubscribe, send email to <majordomo@chebucto.ns.ca> with "unsubscribe sust-mar" (without quotes) as the body of your message. To post a message to sust-mar subscribers, send it to <sust-mar@chebucto.ns.ca> Posts that are off-topic or excessive length (10K) will be rejected. For help contact <sust-mar-owner@chebucto.ns.ca>
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