DIOXINS ARE COMING, DIOXINS ARE COMING

Sometimes it's hard to figure out what the strategy is of the MOE and Chemtura/Lanxess. Sometimes even when you know, you don't understand the reason why. At least in regards to Dioxins & Furans we all understand the seriousness of the situation. Anyone who has seen the photographs of deformed Vietnamese children understand that these chemicals can not be allowed to exist in our environment. The seriousness of their effects is such that following generations can end up paying the price of their parents and grandparents exposure to the chemicals. I believe the terms are mutagenic and teratogenic. Dioxins, furans and dioxin like PCBs all can negatively affect our genes and hence future generations. American soldiers returning from Vietnam and their families as well who were exposed to Agent Orange along with Vietnamese citizens who were exposed, all have varying degrees of life long health detriments.

Dioxins are not only grossly toxic they are persistent in the environment. Dioxins released to the natural environment by Uniroyal prior to 1970 are still bioavailable today to lifeforms in and around the Canagagigue Creek. They are in the creek sediments, the creekbank soils and even further from the creek in the floodplain soils. They are found in various lifeforms such as sediment dwelling invertebrates and in multiple species of fish in the creek. If they are in the fish then they are in whatever wildlife eat the fish whether by catching them or scavenging them after they die. This would include raccoons, foxes, coyotes, hawks, and owls etc. Human contact would include activities in and around the creek including children swimming or wading in the creek. Sport fishing and consumption of fish is a very bad idea and signs have been posted along the three roads that cross the creek between Elmira and the Grand River.