sejak musim internet tahun 1996 an, di media ini sering beredar apa yang disebut sebagai hoax, urban-legend dsb.; yang seringkali bisa merugikan suatu pihak/perusahaan tanpa ada upaya melakukan penelitian/klarifikasi.
misalnya hoax yang menyebutkan produk A bisa menyebabkan kanker, produk B bisa menyebabkan keguguran dsb. dsb. tapi membaca berita di yahoo, yang juga mencantumkan nama DuPont (DuPont: industri kimia raksasa/legendaris yang a.l. menemukan bahan-2 sintetis penting seperti Nylon dan Teflon), serta menyebutkan reaksi DuPont yang cukup serius, saya rasa berita di bawah ini layak mendapat wigati juga. Ini mengenai bahan Teflon yang di rumah tangga paling sering digunakan sebagai bahan pelapis anti lengket pada wajan (java: panci penggorengan :p), atau juga telenan (java: papan pipih, bisa berbentuk segi-empat, bisa berbentuk lingkaran yang digunakan sebagai landasan untuk memotong-motong/meracik sayur :p >. Di dalam bidang teknik/industri teflon juga digunakan sebagai pelapis meja/dinding peralatan supaya tahan gores, tahan panas, dan tahan asam. Di industri komponen elektronika atau telekomunikasi, teflon digunakan sebagai bahan isolator/dielektrik, terutama untuk aplikasi frekuensi tinggi/microwave. nah, konon, teflon ini di issuekan bersifat carcinogenic ( berpotensi menyebabkan kanker ). Penyelidikan sedang di lakukan. Tetapi bukankah peralatan panci berlapis teflon sudah puluhan tahun digunakan berjuta-juta pemakai? Ngomong-ngomong, industri peralatan Indonesia yang juga memproduksi peralatan masak (wajan) dengan lapisan teflon adalah maspion. Artikel feature di bawah ini menceritakan asal/sejarah berdirinya industri maspion di Indonesia, yang konon berasal dari pabrik lampu *-teplok-* atau lampu *-semprong-* ( saya gak tau lagi nama benda-2 tsb. terjemhan bahasa Indonesianya apa, hihihi ... :p ) <http://www.tokohindonesia.com/ensiklopedi/a/alim-markus/index.shtml> ===( ihm )============================================ { -------- jabatan: -------- ketua-partai-suwe-ora-jamu-yang-lebih-bersimpati-pada-industri- harware-biarpun-rada-merusak-linkungan-dan-menggaji-minim- karyawannya-daripada-industri-dot.dot.com-yang-hampir-tidak- mempekerjakan-wong-cilik-dan-meng-claim-dirinya-ramah-lingkungan ... :p } di bawah ini ada 2 artikel mengenai issue bahan teflon-nya DuPont: <http://www.checnet.org/healthehouse/education/articles-detail.asp?Main_ID=600 ------------------------------------- Health Screenings for Teflon to Start ------------------------------------- By BRIAN FARKAS, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 8 minutes ago CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Tens of thousands of Ohio and West Virginia residents could be tested over the next year to determine if their health has been affected by drinking water containing a chemical used to make the nonstick substance Teflon. DuPont Co. agreed in February to pay for the screenings to settle a class-action lawsuit. Teflon is one of the company's most popular products; the substance can be found in everything from cookware and clothing to car parts and flooring. The tests will begin this month for residents who receive their drinking water from six public water districts, or from private wells within the districts, where concentrations of ammonium perfluorooctanoate, also known as PFOA and C8, have been found. The water supplies are near DuPont's Washington Works plant, along the Ohio River near Parkersburg. About 80,000 residents live in the districts, and it's hoped at least 60,000 will participate in the screening. "The more participants we have, the more valid the data is going to be," said Dr. Paul Brooks, who will oversee the collection process with retired hospital administrator Art Maher. Both were appointed by the Wood County Circuit Court. Residents will receive $150 to answer a health questionnaire. If they agree to submit a blood sample, they will receive an additional $250. Residents will walk out of the collection centers with a check, Maher said. Only residents who received the water for at least a year before December 3, 2004, are eligible. Each blood sample will be subjected to 51 tests, including those that check for the presence of C8, organ function and cancer markers. DuPont agreed to the health screenings to settle a 2001 lawsuit filed by residents who alleged the company intentionally withheld and misrepresented information concerning the nature and extent of the human health threat posed by C8 in drinking water. About $70 million has been allocated for resident payments and lab work. Though used since World War II, C8's long-term effects on humans are unknown. A federal scientific review panel has said the chemical is "likely" to be carcinogenic to humans, but DuPont officials have disputed the draft report. The panel agreed earlier this week to revise the draft to better reflect opposing viewpoints before submitting it to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency by July 20. The goal is to complete the collection process in one year and turn the information over to a court-appointed panel of three epidemiologists, Maher said. Based on the findings, DuPont could be required to spend another $235 million to monitor the residents' health. "If they don't find a link, that's the end of the thing," Brooks said. "If they do, it goes into another process with other scientists involved." The settlement also called for DuPont to provide the six water utilities with new treatment equipment to reduce the chemical in water supplies at an estimated cost of $10 million. In a separate matter, DuPont has set aside $15 million to settle EPA complaints that the company failed to report information over two decades about the potential environmental and human health risks of the chemical, although no agreement has been reached. In May, the company was served with a subpoena from a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., for documents related to the chemical. ___ On the Net: C8 Health Project: <http:www.c8healthproject.org> DuPont: <http://www.dupont.com> EPA's PFOA page: <http://www.epa.gov/opptintr/pfoa/index.htm> In a file photo a shop assistant waits behind frying pans with non-stick surfaces at a store in Beijing Tuesday July 13, 2004. A controversial chemical used by DuPont Co. to make the nonstick substance Teflon poses more of a cancer risk than indicated in a draft assessment by the Environmental Protection Agency, an independent review board has found, in a report released Monday, June 27, 2005. 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