----- Original Message -----
From: "Nils Petter Pedersen" <la7sl@online.no>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 3:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Bird 1KW+ Load Resistor/possible danger !
> Hi Carl !
> Global warming may not affect you seriously in your lifetime...but it
> could
> affect
> your grandchildren.. that does not concern you ?
It concerns me in a small way but since there is nothing that any humans can
do Im not going to brood over it. The whole solar system is in a warming
cycle.
> But to stay on topic:
> It is true that PCB is not an acute health risk to humans. You will not
> die
> tomorrow
> unless you drink a substantial amount of the stuff.
Yep
> What is less known is that PCB's are regularly contaminated with much more
> toxic
> agents such as dioxines. These are results of either the manufacturing
> process or are made by
> heating PCB's to high temperatures. An incident in Japan with PCB
> contaminated
> cooking oil left 1500 people seriously sick with multiple symptoms. It was
> found that
> PCB content in the oil was quite low,- but as the PCB's were heated a
> chemical reaction
> caused formation of extremely toxic substances.
I would hope that no hams are going to be substituting transformer oil for
trans fats <G>
> When I worked in the labs of Philips electronics we had very strict
> routines
> for handling
> PCB contaminated materials. Not so much for the PCB's itself, but for the
> very toxic
> byproducts.
Ive a friend who is 82 and in excellent health that worked as a power
company lineman for 44 years. All it takes to stay healthy is a little
common sense.
> Why take the risk ?? Is your attitude a heritage from the famous cowboy
> era
What attitude? All I said was to take adequate precautions and dont get your
knickers in a knot over a very short one time exposure. Europeans seem to
have a rather overblown excitability quotient with safety and enviromental
issues. Ive spent considerable time over there from Norway to the
Mediterranean.
I prefer to err on the side of safety but not take it to ridiculous levels.
Carl
KM1H
> ? :-)
>
> 73's Peter
>
> LA7SL
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "jeremy-ca" <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>
> To: "Nils Petter Pedersen" <la7sl@online.no>; <amps@contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2007 8:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Bird 1KW+ Load Resistor/possible danger !
>
>
>> Worrying about PCB oil is about as ridiculous as worrying about global
>> warming. Both will take a long time to hurt you and thats even
>> questionable.
>>
>> Take reasonable precautions, dont bathe in it or mix with vodka.
>>
>> Carl
>> KM1H
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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