Arsenic may not be all bad.

Post #4,122 by a6l6e6x 8/7/01 8:48:03 PM 8/7/01 8:49:16 PM Reply	Arsenic may not be all bad. It may in fact be an essential nutrient! "Some studies have suggested that inorganic arsenic is an essential nutrient in goats, chicks, mini pigs, and rats. However, no comparable data are available for humans." This is from an [link\|http://www.epa.gov/ttn/uatw/hlthef/arsenic.html\|EPA report.] So, maybe before too long, there will be a recommended minimum arsenic content in drinking water. Incidentally, do you have a deck made of treated lumber? What do you suppose they treat the lumber with? Yep, arsenic. Alex Only two things are certain: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. -- Albert Einstein (1879-1955) Edited by a6l6e6x Aug. 7, 2001, 08:49:16 PM EDT Expand All History
Post #4,123 by boxley 8/7/01 8:51:52 PM Reply	kfc secret ingredient as well as tobacco Our bureaucracy and our laws have turned the world into a clean, safe work camp. We are raising a nation of slaves. Chuck Palahniuk
Post #4,132 by admin 8/7/01 9:29:32 PM Reply	Treated lumber If you build raised vegetable gardens, make sure you use untreated lumber for exactly that reason. Regards, -scott anderson
Post #4,177 by jb4 8/8/01 9:50:59 AM Reply	Have seen this, too In reading up on the laterite filter, there were other articles that indicated that there are (IIRC) two "main" categories of arsenic, and that inorganic arsenic is probably not harmful (exzcept in large quantities, and may even be beneficial in trace amounts. The other category (organic arsenic?) is, hwever more prevalent, and substantially more dangerous. If I have the time, I'll try to track down links... jb4 (Resistance is not futile...)
Post #4,178 by jb4 8/8/01 9:51:54 AM Reply	BTW, I don't drink my deck! jb4 (Resistance is not futile...)
Post #4,284 by a6l6e6x 8/8/01 5:14:41 PM Reply	Re: BTW, I don't drink my deck! Ever drop food on the deck floor? Ever lick your fingers, perhaps before turning a page, after holding the handrails? You think maybe the rain will leach some arsenic out on to the ground below? Maybe to feed the tomatoes you planted next to the deck. Alex Only two things are certain: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. -- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)
Post #4,403 by jb4 8/9/01 2:13:50 PM Reply	No, No, and No Up to now, we don't eat on the deck, and we also don't believe in the 5 Second Rule. Our deck doesn't have handrails. (they block our cats' view of the back yard). We don't grow Tamatas. I guess we're safe, then? jb4 (Resistance is not futile...)

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