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Posted by kenmullins1
6th Oct
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New school made my 3rd grader sick with asthma!
It was 1993 or 1994. My daughter began 3rd grade in a brand new school. After a week I noticed she was more pale than usual, crabby and fatigued each day after school. I suspected she was reacting to new materials or allergic to something in that building. Long story short, she ended up in the hospital with a pulse/ox of 69, a diagnosis of asthma and a bag full of medicines. Even with the medicines she was miserable everyday. I put her in a private school that was in a brick church building which was built in the 60's. She was never that sick again. Beware!
Posted by travelann13@...
Updated - 4th Oct
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Easier said than done
Proving something safe is really impossible. With new instruments we can detect minute quantities of dangerous chemicals--but at these level the risk is for all practical purposes 0.
Then we have the issue of defining "safe". If this chemical effects 1% of the populations is it safe? What if it effects 0.1%? 0.001%? How far do you go?
Swimming pools kill thousands of Americans every year -- mostly children--shall we ban them?
I could go on and on, but I think you get my point.
BTW had the World Trade Center been insulated with Asbestos it would have stood for 3 to 4 more hours before collapsing, allowing time to evacuate everyone below the impact point.
Then we have the issue of defining "safe". If this chemical effects 1% of the populations is it safe? What if it effects 0.1%? 0.001%? How far do you go?
Swimming pools kill thousands of Americans every year -- mostly children--shall we ban them?
I could go on and on, but I think you get my point.
BTW had the World Trade Center been insulated with Asbestos it would have stood for 3 to 4 more hours before collapsing, allowing time to evacuate everyone below the impact point.
Posted by kenmullins1
6th Oct