Good site vgkg. Thanks.

Wonder if the site ever post negative results from environmental health studies?

A couple of the ones that stood out to me were :

EPA wants dentists to stop flushing used amalgam down the drain due to pollution concerns. (what the...)

One European country has a new law requiring fillings to be removed before the dead are cremated (Hg air pollution).

Alabama legislature defeats proposed state law restircting dentists from placing amalgam into teeth of pregnant women, nursing women, and babies.

Many to choose from over there....I'd best not look further, ha.

I know what you mean........don't want to ingest, digest, or assimulate too much of that mercury in one sitting.

One paragraph in particular caught my attention: "As for myself, Prof. Spengler says there's very little I can do to reduce the contamination that is already in my body. Aside from eating different types of fish to lower my mercury level, the PCBs and pesticides are there for the long haul while the solvents will continue to show up in my breath as long as I'm exposed to cars and trucks, which are kind of difficult to avoid."

I wonder if that's true - that we can do virtually nothing to reduce the level of noxious chemicals (PCBs and pesticides) in our bodies?

I don't know about chemicals....perhaps if they are stored in the liver........ milk thistle is a liver cleanser.

Heavy metals like lead, mercury, cadmium, and such can be removed at a moderate rate by oral EDTA chelation. IV EDTA chelation is much faster but is expensive and can cause reactions because your body is dealing with the metals on their way out.

Water Treatment Plants

Julia Fahrenkamp-Uppenbrink

Long-term ingestion of low concentrations of arsenic is detrimental to
human health, yet in several countries around the world, large populations
are constantly exposed to drinking water contaminated with arsenic. In
Bangladesh, arsenic concentrations exceed World Health Organization
guidelines in 60% of the groundwater. Arsenic can be removed by filtration
and via adsorbents, such as natural zeolites, but there still is a need for
simple and cost-effective methods using materials that are readily
available in developing countries.

Al Rmalli et al. show that the dried pulverized roots of the water hyacinth
can rapidly remove arsenic from water. The method is effective for both
arsenite [As(III)] and arsenate [As(V)] and requires comparatively little
material (50g of As are adsorbed per g of roots in 24 hours). Water
hyacinths grow abundantly in ponds, lakes, and rivers in Bangladesh, India,
and other tropical and subtropical countries. The simplicity of the method
suggests that these plants may be useful in the treatment of drinking
water, particularly in rural areas. -- JFU

J. Environ. Monit. 7, 279 (2005).

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Of course, there would be little profit in this low-level technology so don't be looking for the inexpensive treatment with a plant managing to be one of the world's worst weeds.

"The National Environmental Policy Act is a statute that has been manipulated in many ways by court decisions since it was enacted in 1970. It is time for Congress to evaluate whether the act’s original purpose is being accomplished," said AFBF President Bob Stallman.

Today, a bipartisan task force of House members was chartered by the House Resources Committee to review NEPA and make recommendations on improving and updating the law. Chair of the task force is Rep. Cathy McMorris (R-Wash.).

"The basic premise of the original act, that environmental consideration be included in federal decision-making, is an excellent concept, but it has resulted in a huge number of lawsuits. Too many federal projects benefiting farmers and ranchers have been stopped or delayed," Stallman said.

NEPA has been used to delay or scuttle federal projects of all types by project opponents. "Because of the numerous court cases, before any project begins today, federal agencies invest a huge amount of time and resources preparing NEPA documents," explained Rick Krause, AFBF senior director of regulatory relations.

NEPA is recognized as a cornerstone environmental statute, but many government officials and people outside the resulting bureaucracy question whether the statute’s use has strayed from the original intent of Congress, Krause said.

"We support fact finding by the NEPA Task Force, and we encourage farmers and ranchers with opinions to share information during hearings scheduled across the country," Stallman said.

The first hearing will be April 23 in Spokane, Wash.

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Contacts: Tracy Taylor Grondine
(202) 406-3642
tracyg@fb.org Richard Keller
(202) 406-3640
keller@fb.org

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((snip))Wish I could find the the email address on that.

Wish so much money wasnt wasted on farm problems and that farmers could just do their job and feel good about it as well as produce some good food for everyone that needs it with out all the unneccessary pressures.

ANd if its not safe to compost, what do you do with such heroic plants?