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Title: Plastics as poisons
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URL Source: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/a ... um=email&utm_campaign=20130209
Published: Feb 11, 2013
Author: Dr. Mercola
Post Date: 2013-02-11 06:53:55 by Tatarewicz
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Views: 211
Comments: 17
Story at-a-glance Today’s “throwaway society” has created mountains of plastic waste, including billions of bottles and bags that clog up landfills and take hundreds of years to break down, as this documentary shows Twenty billion pounds of plastic is making its way into our oceans each year, where wave action turns them into a plastic soup; the five oceanic gyres each have massive whirlpools of trash in their cores, damaging sea life and marine ecosystems Fish and other sea creatures are being contaminated with plastic, in and around their bodies; sea turtles mistake plastic bags for jellyfish (their favorite food), and albatrosses are found strangled to death by plastic six-pack rings; many species consume plastic “nurdles” and suffer dire consequences, including death Chemicals from plastic waste harm living things all the way up the food chain, from plankton to humans; BPA and BPS disrupt embryonic development and are linked to heart disease and cancer; phthalates (such as the plasticizer DEHP) disturb gene expression; Even more disturbing, a groundbreaking study suggests serious adverse health problems may be passed down multiple generations Suggestion are given about how you can break your plastic addiction and reduce your own plastic footprint Poster Comment: Best to go back to glass jars.
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#1. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
Glass is heavy and increases transporation costs, and probably production costs as well. Healthier though. That's for sure.
Part 1 - sadly, there's more. “The most dangerous man to any government is the man who is able to think things out... without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost inevitably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane, intolerable.” ~ H. L. Mencken I've mentioned before that I've had a liver transplant. The 25 years of exposure to primary processing chemicals, at heavy levels, brought on slow deterioration of liver function. Yes, I drank wine and beer also. The term used is/was "Chemically Induced Chirrohsis". Still sounds like you were a stumble bum drunk. Even though I was Plant Mgr. for 3 companies and then V.P. of Eng.&Mfg. for a German company before I about died. Only I know for sure. Many folks will die from liver failure, will have birth defective kids, and derive cancers from these "Miracle Plastics" and never know what killed them. "If we don’t adhere to the Constitution on matters as significant as presidential eligibility, then the Constitution ceases to be a meaningful document for guiding our nation."
We had one employee's new baby with "Hare Lip", another with a stunted arm. Also, folks don't know that almost all plastics "OutGas" their Plasticizer chemicals constantly. Wonder what that 'film' is on your Windshield? And you don't Smoke? "Phthalates dysregulate gene expression and cause genital anomalies, especially in baby boys, that may pass down several generations. DEHP may lead to multiple organ damage. So, whether you look at environmental or biological effects, our careless use of plastics has created a monster needing immediate attention. I left that German company after 14 mo. "If we don’t adhere to the Constitution on matters as significant as presidential eligibility, then the Constitution ceases to be a meaningful document for guiding our nation."
I work in the recycling business currently. I am always picking up recyclables that people throw out the window of the car, or pick it from the trash. Better to recycle it and use it again than to throw it out the window to clutter the landscape, or bury it in the dump where it is wasted and just fills up the dump faster. "When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one." Edmund Burke
Also, folks don't know that almost all plastics "OutGas" their Plasticizer chemicals constantly. Wonder what that 'film' is on your Windshield? And you don't Smoke? "Phthalates dysregulate gene expression and cause genital anomalies, especially in baby boys, that may pass down several generations. DEHP may lead to multiple organ damage. So, whether you look at environmental or biological effects, our careless use of plastics has created a monster needing immediate attention. I left that German company after 14 mo. ping Thanks for the heads up. Sue and I have pretty much dumped plastic for food service at home. Camping is tough and we use em for peanut butter etc. Suppose it would not be imprudent to wash new plastic vessels in hot water before use, or would you caution not to use plastic even then? TIA I've often wondered that. So you are saying that is coming from the plastic in the car? Calling Ron Paul an isolationist is like calling your neighbor a hermit because he doesn't come over and break your window - unknown I WITHDRAW MY CONSENT! Yes. YES. The vinyl clorides that liquify the polymers outgass over time, more when new of course. And condense on the interior glass and grab all manner of dust pollen who knows what. The very best way AFAIK to clean it is to hose it down with a glass cleaner, smear it all with a towel, spray again and squeegee. And do it again, the crap is a mess, and it is good to see out of the windshield again. Volkswagons are noticed for a paticularily nasty outgass. I bet a lot of people here will remember VW's for a nasty plastic smell. I want the chemical engineer above to vet my thoughts here. The vinyl clorides that liquify the polymers outgass over time, more when new of course. Volkswagons are noticed for a paticularily nasty outgass. I bet a lot of people here will remember VW's for a nasty plastic smell. I want the chemical engineer above to vet my thoughts here. I did not know that. I had a '74 Super Beetle in the mid-80's but I don't remember a smell. My dad had a VW Mini-bus in the mid-70's and I don't remember a smell then either. They probably did and I just don't remember. So that "new car smell" is outgass. Calling Ron Paul an isolationist is like calling your neighbor a hermit because he doesn't come over and break your window - unknown I WITHDRAW MY CONSENT! The very best way AFAIK to clean it is to hose it down with a glass cleaner, smear it all with a towel, spray again and squeegee. It is a pain in the ass. I was just bitching to my wife about it the other day as a matter of fact. It seems like I have to clean the inside windows every month. The funny thing is that I said, "I don't even smoke, where is this shit coming from?" What a coincidence. And now I know. Calling Ron Paul an isolationist is like calling your neighbor a hermit because he doesn't come over and break your window - unknown I WITHDRAW MY CONSENT! I was just telling my 18 year old son that new car smell is outgass and he says, "well it still smells better than your gas" LOL! Rotten damned kid. LOL! Calling Ron Paul an isolationist is like calling your neighbor a hermit because he doesn't come over and break your window - unknown I WITHDRAW MY CONSENT! I had a chance to buy one for 2000 and have always regreted it. Don't. Their heater and defrost don't work worth a damn. It was fine for California, where we were living at the time, but when my dad was transferred to Illinois in the middle of winter, the trip was miserable. My dad had to get get several tuna cans and glue them on the dashboard next to the front windshield so he could put candles in them in order to help keep the windows defrosted. The rest of us were in the back bundled up under blankets. Calling Ron Paul an isolationist is like calling your neighbor a hermit because he doesn't come over and break your window - unknown I WITHDRAW MY CONSENT! No they dont. "So you are saying that is coming from the plastic in the car?" Washing can't hurt, but I really don't believe it avoids the plasticizer absorption. These are extremely minute amounts that are outgassed over time, but the cumulative is, these days, significant. The Studies done usually report on specific sources. Like baby bottles that are used maybe 4-5 hours a day, when the kid is exposed to other outgassing, accumlative, maybe 18-20 hrs. a day. Envission ALL of the plastic they're exposed to. But the damage I mentioned is primarily done pre-natal and genetically via the parents. The primary sources of outgassing in your vehicles is all surfaces exposed to Ultra-Violet rays. Dashboards, Door panels, etc. I dealt with OSHA on the matter and a sympathetic, very knowledgable inspector told me the fedgov KNOWS the exposure levels are allowed too high. But he said the real choice was "kill/decrease the entire plastics industry". Not Economically Feasible. "If we don’t adhere to the Constitution on matters as significant as presidential eligibility, then the Constitution ceases to be a meaningful document for guiding our nation."
Or, if you can get the right gloves, clean it with Acetone. But watch out! That Stuff will Kill You!! :-) "If we don’t adhere to the Constitution on matters as significant as presidential eligibility, then the Constitution ceases to be a meaningful document for guiding our nation."
Maybe answer is having stores sell more food in bulk. Bring your own glass jars.
#2. To: Tatarewicz, Penguinite, 4 (#0)
#3. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
#4. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
#5. To: Tatarewicz (#0)
Best to go back to glass jars.
#6. To: ndcorup (#4)
We had one employee's new baby with "Hare Lip", another with a stunted arm.
"Satan / Cheney in "08" 
#7. To: ndcorup (#4)
Also, folks don't know that almost all plastics "OutGas" their Plasticizer chemicals constantly. Wonder what that 'film' is on your Windshield? And you don't Smoke?
Any perceived compliance with unconstitutional “laws” or orders put forth by government employees is NOT recognition of their authority; it is simply the result of carefully calculated submission to an entity exhibiting superior firepower.
#8. To: F.A. Hayek Fan (#7)
(Edited)
've often wondered that. So you are saying that is coming from the plastic in the car?
"Satan / Cheney in "08"
#9. To: tom007 (#8)
Yes. YES.
Any perceived compliance with unconstitutional “laws” or orders put forth by government employees is NOT recognition of their authority; it is simply the result of carefully calculated submission to an entity exhibiting superior firepower.
#10. To: tom007 (#8)
And condense on the interior glass and grab all manner of dust pollen who knows what.
Any perceived compliance with unconstitutional “laws” or orders put forth by government employees is NOT recognition of their authority; it is simply the result of carefully calculated submission to an entity exhibiting superior firepower.
#11. To: All (#9)
So that "new car smell" is outgass.
Any perceived compliance with unconstitutional “laws” or orders put forth by government employees is NOT recognition of their authority; it is simply the result of carefully calculated submission to an entity exhibiting superior firepower.
#12. To: F.A. Hayek Fan (#9)
My dad had a VW Mini-bus in the mid-70's and I
"Satan / Cheney in "08"
#13. To: tom007 (#12)
I had a chance to buy one for 2000 and have always regreted it.
Any perceived compliance with unconstitutional “laws” or orders put forth by government employees is NOT recognition of their authority; it is simply the result of carefully calculated submission to an entity exhibiting superior firepower.
#14. To: F.A. Hayek Fan (#13)
Don't. Their heater and defrost don't work worth a damn.
"Satan / Cheney in "08"
#15. To: F.A. Hayek Fan, Tom007 (#7)
"Suppose it would not be imprudent to wash new plastic vessels in hot water before use, or would you caution not to use plastic even then?"
#16. To: tom007 (#8)
"The very best way AFAIK to clean it is to hose it down with a glass cleaner, smear it all with a towel, spray again and squeegee."
#17. To: Pinguinite (#1)
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