Featured Hazardous Pollutant of the Week!

Submitted to Shelton Blog by Duff Badgley

WILL THIS BE YOU?

DIOXIN!

How many People Would Simpson Poison each Day?

The biomass incinerator Simpson plans to operate on the Shelton waterfront would poison us with dioxins, the MOST dangerous chemical ever made. That’s dioxin poisoning of our kids in school, our pedestrians walking Shelton streets, our motorists driving through town, our neighbors living peacefully in their homes...us.

How many People Would Simpson Poison each Day?

The list of what Simpson’s calls ‘Hazardous Pollutants’ in its 8/25/10 application filed with the Olympic Region Clean Air Agency includes:

Dichloroethane-12, dichloromethane, dichloropropane-12: These are precursors to dioxin, generally accepted as the most dangerous chemical ever made. “Burning any source of chlorine in the presence of hydrocarbons creates dioxins. Trees are hydrocarbon. Dioxins have profound biologic effects in parts per trillion increasing the risk of endometriosis, polycystic ovary disease, reduced immune competence, increased ear infections in children, hypo and hyper thyroidism and neurological problems. There is no known safe level of dioxins. All levels increase the risk of cancer. The worst impact is on the fetus and newborn.”—William Blackley, MD

---by Duff Badgley, No Biomass Burn, September 5, 2010