--- The Fool <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.ewg.org/reports/toxicteflon/es.php
"In two to five minutes on a conventional stovetop, cookware coated with Teflon and other non-stick surfaces can exceed temperatures at which the coating breaks apart and emits toxic particles and gases linked to hundreds, perhaps thousands, of pet bird deaths and an unknown number of human illnesses each year, according to tests commissioned by Environmental Working Group (EWG)..." >From the 'offgas' page: "...The lowest temperature at which nonstick coatings have been reported to kill birds in a peer-reviewed study is 396�F (202�C) [3]. In May 1998, poultry researchers at the University of Missouri recorded 52 percent mortality in 2400 chicks within three days of the birds being placed into floor pens with new PTFE-coated heat lamp bulbs. After ruling out bacterial infections like E. Coli and Salmonella, or toxic gases such as sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, the scientists finally linked the chick deaths to offgas products from the PTFE-coated bulbs. All of the chicks examined after death had lung lesions and moderate to severe pulmonary edema consistent with �PTFE toxicosis.�..." Several other large bird die-offs that were related to these heating lamps are also noted. The list of offgas chemicals is quite a nasty cast of characters. I had used non-stick cookware in the past, but after I reduced my consumption of red meat I changed to cast-iron (for improved iron intake) and steel (stands up to scrubbing with steel wool). Doesn't look like I'll be going back to Teflon any time soon. :P RevereWare Lasts For Decades Maru __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). http://calendar.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
