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From: "Anthony W. DePrato" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I was more worried about the Cobalt source installs i was doing then a few
PCB's but then again when i was in Nam you heard about the same crap from
the media about us. (lord bless the media you have to love them and their
ways of twisting things to meet the ratings.)
One of the real issues was agent orange. I live near Ft Campbell, and there
are many military retirees living in the area. The VA has consistently
attempted to deny 'Nam vets their claims resulting from exposure. From what
I understand, dioxin was a bi-product of the AO defoliants.
That's supposed to be one of the greatest dangers of PCB; when it burns,
some some of its components are converted to dioxin. The EPA is more
worried that where PCB's are stored or in use, the building might burn and
generate dioxin. Alarms over the direct toxic effects of PCB seem to have
been toned down in recent years.
I must have a total of several gallons of PCB residing in capacitors and
transformers in my rigs and stored in my parts warehouse. I consciously
avoid direct contact with the stuff, but don't lose any sleep over having
it on my premises. I certainly don't plan to get rid of my oil-filled
capacitors and transformers. I had no trouble several years ago disposing
of about 5 gallons of PCB-laden transformer oil at one of our county's
semi-annual hazardous houshold waste collection days.
Don k4kyv
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