>K8MLM wrote:
>>If in doubt, the best way to get rid of transformer oil which has PCBs,
>>or you think has PCBs, is to contact your local community hazardous
>>materials branch / jurisdiction and request disposal instructions. In
>>most communities it is their responsibility to collect / facilitate
>>removal of small quantities of hazardous materials from households of
>>the community. They normally have collection points and will tell you
>>how to protect your self and properly dispose of hazardous materials...
>
>On the other hand, you need to protect yourself against over-zealous
>officials. "PCBs" is one of their trigger-words, the very mention of
>which can make them imagine you're operating a "Love Canal" dump in your
>backyard. That can get you into a whole heap of trouble you don't
>deserve.
>
Amen to that, Ian. People who worked at the plant that made G.E.'s
"Pyranol" caps suffered no health problems from working with PCB. The
problems came about because PCB spillage was washed into a drain which
led to the river. Instead, they should have been incinerating their
spillage.
>...
P. J. O'Rourke said that giving gov't bureaucrats authority is like
giving a teenage boy a bottle of whiskey and your carkeys.
- R. L. Measures, a.k.a. Rich..., 805.386.3734,AG6K,
www.vcnet.com/measures.
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