----- Original Message ----- From: "Kim & Garth Travis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <biofuel@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 10:36 Subject: Re: [biofuel] Sewage & Waste Water - was: Somewhat OT: AnimalWaste
> > > Greg and April wrote: > > > > Depends. How old is the water pipe in your house, > six months, pvc and cpvc. pipes from well are 1 year and galvanized tank > is 9 years old. > > the water hard or soft, > > very soft, high salt content, but last time it was checked, that was all > they found, metals were all extremely low. > > > are the pipe joints tin/lead or silver? > > pvc and yes, I am extremely careful not to get the glue where it could > contact the water. The galvanized tank might become a source of zinc. > > Do you eat or cook with ceramic > > were they made outside of the U.S.? > > no, I don't like ceramics. I use old cast iron, enameled or stainless. > I don't allow aluminum in the house. Dishes are corelle, so I am not > sure what they are made off. I don't see any major problems there. > > Is the paint in your house lead free? > > and low VOC Good. > > > Some plants are more likely to take up metals than others. It is once you > > start answering these questions that you will get an idea of just what kind > > of danger you are in. > > Is there anything else I should be looking at. The only thing I can think of is you might get the compost and grey water tested, that way you would know to look for other sources of contamination, and would know for sure. Greg H. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Discover Remote PC Acess Now http://us.click.yahoo.com/p5uw2C/1ncEAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
