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I tested high for arsenic at one point post explant. Did chelation therapy

and got rid of it.

Patty

----- Original Message -----

From: " by way of ilena rose " <keeling.m@...>

Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 12:31 PM

Subject: Arsenic

> Gibbons

> Senior Editorial Writer

> Houston Chronicle

>

> I want to thank the Houston Chronicle and Dan Feldstein for his

informative

> series of articles regarding arsenic levels in Houston water. I want to

> thank you for your editorial " Texan prescriptions for a silent spring " in

> rebuttal to Tom Delay's viewpoint on safe standards for air and water

> quality in which he states " I believe the free market will not only clean

> the environment, but will get the job done more quickly and effectively

> than government intervention would. " The public is finally understanding

> that big contributors to campaigns sometimes have influence over decisions

> regarding standards of safety and that science is being manipulated by

> industry " eager to avoid the expense of reducing their toxic exposures " .

>

> According to R. Harbut, M.D., M.P.H. with the Center for

> Occupational and Environmental Medicine in Southfield, Michigan, both the

U.

> S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and EPA have listed

> arsenic as the first hazardous substance in their list: " Top 20 Hazardous

> Substances. " Prior and recent peer-reviewed publications have shown that

> arsenic is associated with the following cancers: skin cancer, squamous

> cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, lung, bladder, kidney, liver,

> prostate, digestive system, nasal cavity, and bone cancer; acute

myelogenous

> leukemia; and lymphoma.

>

> Harbut further states recent peer-reviewed publications have shown that

> arsenic is associated with the following noncancer diseases:

> 1. Respiratory disease; bronchitis.

> 2. Benign skin changes (e.g., patchy hyperpigmentation, eczematous

> dermatitis, hyperkeratosis of palms, and soles, follicular

> dermatitis)

> 3. Circulatory disease, especially peripheral vascular diseases,

> hypertension,

> ischemic heart disease, cerebravascular disease (e.g., cerebral

> infarction,

> cerebral hemorrhage)

> 4. Diabetes mellitus

> 5. Neurological disorders in the form of peripheral neuropathy,

tremors,

> encephalopathy, and confusion, delirium, and seizures.

> 6. Hepatomegaly, liver cirrhosis, and jaundice

> 7. Hernatological disorders (e.g., anemia; leukopenia, thrombocytopenia

> eosinophilia, pancytopenia, impaired folate metabolism, basophilic

> stip-

> pling, karyorrhexis)

> 8. Gastrointestinal disturbances (e.g., nausea and vomiting; diarrhea;

> and

> stornatitis)

> 9. Systemic manifestations (i.e., hypovalemia-hypotension, anorexia and

> weight loss, and malaise and fatigue).

> 10. Kidney diseases

> 11. Irritation of the mucous membranes of the respiratory system,

> conjunctivitis, and rhinitis.

>

> Harbut reports that the presence of arsenic in the body is best measured

> with a 24-hr urine-arsenic test. There is no evidence in the literature

for

> an absolutely safe level of urinary arsenic excretion with respect to

> cancers or non-cancer diseases.

>

> I was appalled to discover from the Houston Chronicle article on 11/5/01

> that seventy-seven County water systems exceed the original

proposed

> EPA standard of 5 parts per billion for arsenic, with twenty-four above

the

> 10 parts per billion range.

>

> I was discouraged to learn from your editorial that at the suggestion of

> then-Gov. W. Bush, the Texas Legislature allowed hundreds of the

> dirtiest industrial plants in the state to voluntarily clean themselves up

> regarding air pollution. You state years later, only " one has done so. "

>

> Thanks for keeping the citizens of Texas

> informed,

>

> Keeling, President

> Chemically Associated Neurological Disorders

>

>

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