--- Jan Coffey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Deborah Harrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
[Actually, this was Ronn!, responding to what I quoted from the article; I later found a list of veterinary articles but they weren't linked, and nearly all appeared to involve overheating of the cookware] > About the only way such temperatures are > > > likely to be reached > > > in an actual kitchen is if someone <sniplet> forgets about it and it boils dry > >and emits toxic particles and gases [this is a snip from the article] > > > >[Teflon fumes] linked to hundreds, perhaps >thousands, of pet bird deaths > yea, ok, but what about all the other pet bird > deaths due to cooking gasses, > exost fumes, or even just being placed over, or near > a heating or air > conditioning vent. Is a bird more likely to die from > tephlon than grease? I have no idea; the eMedicine article I linked did have info on oil mist fume inhalation WRT humans, however. Tangentially, there is a syndrome in which people who sniff/snort Vicks Vapor-Rub or similar product get lung damage from the petrochemicals (*why* anyone would do such a thing is completely beyond me!). > Birds have very very sensitive resperatory systems. > It is not supprising that > they would die from the fumes of any type of pot or > pan heated to the point > that, well, it gave off fumes. <wry> Keeping a bird in or near the kitchen does seem pretty stupid. But I don't know if regular steel and aluminum cookware give off fumes if heated dry; the little I've read about metal fume toxicity involves industrial settings like smelting etc. Anybody? I Can, However, Attest To The Unpleasant Smell Given Off By Corningware Heated To Discoloration 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
