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Re: [RC] Graniteville train wreck. - heidiMessageWhat the hell does that have anything to do with a chemical that is toxic? You can drink water in a chemical free state and it won't kill you. Sorta like the recent toy manufacture that recalled small toys made of lead. Think that maybe ya should have a clue that you don't want to make things that have poison as part of their name. And millions of people would die every day if we didn't have water. Last time any scientific research was done, I believe they came to the conclusion that water was essential to life on this planet. Good grief. Last time any scientific research was done, the element chlorine was also essential to life on this planet. In its ionic state, it is called chloride--as in sodium chloride, potassium chloride, and various and sundry other electrolytes that are essential to life. Geez, I get picked on here on this list because I don't pump a bunch of extra various and sundry chlorides into my horses; some on this list almost go to the point of making dumping various and sundry chlorides into their horses into a minor religion. Additionally, Ed didn't say that chlorine gas IS harmless--he said that it BECOMES harmless. Because it is in its simple elemental form, it dissipates and recombines (as its chloride form) and is just a normal part of the environment. (Last time any scientific research was done, the ocean was full of the stuff.) Like most things, chloride/chlorine is necessary to life in some quantity, but just because a little bit is good doesn't mean that more is better. Which brings one back to Bob's analogy--a glass of water is a good thing, but if you get dumped in a large body of it, you'll eventually drown. Heidi =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
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