🚀 go-pugleaf

Bernard Morey wrote:
> 
> Borge Pedersen wrote:
> >
> > To my horror, I found that I could have contacted silicosis through
> > adding Diatomaceous Earth to my swimming pool filter.
> >
> > The product I have used sports a 11kg box with 82mm high red letters
> > giving the distributors name as Olin Chemicals of 120 Ridge Road,
> > Stamford, CT 06904, USA. There is a warning further down the box in
> > much smaller letters asking you to read the back which is in even
> > smaller letters still. The biggest letter on the back is 4mm high.
> >
> > Then it goes on to tell you that you have to wear a mask and stir the
> > powder in water to avoid the silica contained therein. It states that
> > the silica is classified as a carcinogenic. That most people will
> > recognise as being an item giving you some form of cancer.  In this
> > case it would be lung cancer.
> >
> > It is suggested that the american goverment make these people toe the
> > line laid out for the tobacco industry - ie. make the health warning
> > at least as easily visible as the name of the product.
> >
> 
> There should be prominent warning to be sure, and the prominence should
> be comensurate with the risk.  It seems that it is in this case.
> 
> It's common knowledge that just about any fine powder that's inhaled may
> cause lung problems -- fibreglass, wheat dust, coal dust, quarry dust
> (silica again)... the list goes on.

And something I've wondered about - body powder especially baby powder?

-- 

Shalom!  Rowland Croucher

Director, John Mark Ministries - resources for pastors/leaders.
  (Bookroom, library, and worldwide F.W.Boreham Trading Post)
            Home Page: http://www.pastornet.net.au/jmm
      CLERGY/LEADERS' LIST: clergy-request@pastornet.net.au
                  ('SUBSCRIBE' on subject-line)