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Subject:	NTC Get the Lead Out
From:	R Sedlak <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	TechNet E-Mail Forum <[log in to unmask]>, R Sedlak <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Tue, 2 May 2006 13:06:05 -0700
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Technet:

There is an incredibly interesting story, which might help our cause in eliminating this lead issue, and I have a paper copy of this story, but do not have it electronically. I offer to fax/mail to any interested parties.

The story was published in the Nov. 25 1991 issue of the New Yorker magazine, and it a story about Aspen Colorado. Apparently Aspen is built on mine tailiings from the 1800's, and has extremely high lead levels in the soils. This came to the attention of the EPA, who was planning to turn the town into a Superfund site, and make everyone leave... they did not understand who they were taking on.

The town filed suit to halt the EPA for a year, then they found a test lab, took some high lead soil samples, and ground up the soil, and mixed it with rat food. They got two groups of rats, fed one the normal rat food, and the other the rat food laced with ground soil. After a year, they sacrificed the rats (DON"T TELL PETA!) and analyzed various parts of their bodies for lead...

There was no more lead in the group fed the ground up soils than in the control group!

The lead was not "bio-available", and was simply excreted. The EPA packed up their tents, and got outta town...

An amazing story...

Rudy Sedlak
RD Chemical Company

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