Toxic Incense

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Expatasapien
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Faccist hyper liberal extremeist parinoia at it's finest
Life....Is finite. I will die, you will die, he she (and it if it is alive now) will die.
There are poisons in EVERYTHING. They are everywhere.

That however is not really the issue, the real issue is quality of life, and that is more a question of joy than anything physical. I am not alone in saying that i would rather live my life with joy and liberty in the pursuit of happiness, without anyone else meddling in my life in anyway shape or form and live a short happy life, than play out any alternative scenario in which I must continually pander to overly sensitive, socially micromanaging, self righteous prats dictate what I can do where and when I can do it for my own good and the good of others who would also rather just be left alone.

I left the United states to move to Holland for a reason. That reason is this, I can relax here. I can have a cigarette with my scotch, or a cigar! I can eat superior foods, and none of the are GMO's.
The police here will stop and have a chat with you just because they are on break...they are not out to intimidate you, or mess with you...they are friendly people. It is all very different, and i love it.

But look at this! Back in the good old freedom loving U.S.A. people are freaking out over incense?!
Nock it off, ok? just nock it off.


- Expatasapien , posted 09/03/08
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Feather~~>
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Important Info FYI
Better idea is to diffuse oils! - Feather~~> , posted 08/10/08
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synerGy
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yeah no shit
yeah of course ... ALL incense is carcinogenic - ANY herbaceous/vegetative combustion is carcinogenic ... a no brainer ... i hardly ever burn incense anymore ... leaves dust on everything anyway ... - onlinesynerGy , posted 08/09/08
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Toxic Incense In Religious Ceremonies

(Is nothing Sacred ? Please forward and post - TR)

Excerpt from the attached fwd;

temple workers may face health risks from exposure to
incense.
thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008...p-76/

From the above link

Guardian (UK): A two-year study of temple workers in
Bangladesh suggests that exposure to joss sticks, a type of
incense often used in Buddhist worship, might have health risks
similar to cigarette-smoke exposure (via Enviroblog).

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www.guardian.co.uk/world/20...30/health
Guardian (UK):
A two-year study of temple workers in
Bangladesh suggests that exposure to joss sticks, a type of
incense often used in Buddhist worship, might have health risks
similar to cigarette-smoke exposure

VIA
www.enviroblog.org/2008/08/...ancer.htm
Enviroblog).

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Copy / paste from the www.guardian.co.uk/world/20...30/health
Guardian (UK) link:


Burning joss sticks 'as deadly as traffic fumes or cigarette smoke'

# Ian MacKinnon in Bangkok
# guardian.co.uk,
# Wednesday July 30 2008 12:51 BST
Guardian UK www.guardian.co.uk/


Worship is generally not a life-threatening pursuit. But devotees across Asia
could be taking their life into their hands every time they go to a temple to pray,
according to a study by a Thai doctor.

Burning joss sticks lit as an offering in shrines and temples fill the air with
cancer-causing toxins that are every bit as deadly as traffic fumes and
cigarette smoke, says Dr Manoon Leechawengwong.

Dr Manoon, who has just completed a two-year study of temple workers tasked
with clearing the smouldering sticks, found the cocktail of chemicals in the
smoke put them at risk of leukaemia, lung, blood and bladder cancers.

"One joss stick creates the same amount of cancer-causing chemicals at one
cigarette," said Dr Manoon, who led the research. "I knew there would be some
carcinogens, but I was surprised by the levels."

Joss sticks are a type of incense used in worship in many Asian countries. In
Buddhism they are believed to aid spiritual communication and serve as an
offering.

Dr Manoon's study was conducted among 40 workers in three temples at
Ayutthaya, Chachoengsao and Samut Prakan, sites chosen deliberately far
from Bangkok's traffic pollution. The findings were compared with another 25
people living in a joss-stick free environment.

Temple workers were exposed to high levels of benzene, also known as
petroleum ether, related to leukaemia; butadiene involved in blood cancer; and
benzo[a]pyrene that can cause lung, bladder and skin cancers.

The level of benzene in the temple workers was four times higher than normal,
butadiene was 260 times higher, and benzo[a]pyrene - the most dangerous
carcinogen - 63 times greater.

Analysis of the temple workers blood and urine samples discovered damage to
their DNA, with a correspondingly lower capacity of their bodies to repair that
damage.

"We know from our study that there's DNA damage," said Dr Manoon. "But
what we don't know is if they will develop cancer. Certainly they have a greater
risk. It's like smoking. Not all smokers get cancer, it's about 20% ."

But Dr Manoon urges worshippers to reduce the risks by extinguishing the
scented joss stick immediately after use, rather than leaving it standing pots of
sand as it burns down. Manufacturers could also produce sticks that burn for a
minute or less.

"It's not necessary as part of the ritual for these traditional joss sticks to burn
down," he said. "By putting them out after a minute or so the air pollution would
be cut by 30 to 40 times."


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Copy / paste from the
www.enviroblog.org/2008/08/...ancer.htm
Enviroblog link:

Praying for an end to cancer?

Most people don’t think of going to a place of religious worship as a time when
they're exposing themselves to the danger. However, it really depends where
you worship.

A recent study by a Thai doctor found that burning insence in shrines and
temples fills the air with cancer-causing toxic chemicals. Dr Manoon
Leechawengwong, who completed the study, found that those chemicals are
as bad as traffic fumes and cigarette smoke.

Joss sticks are a type of incense used in many East Asian countries, often
burned as an offering. It is believed that their smoke carries prayers to the
deceased through its journey upward into the sky.

The two year study of temple workers found that the workers are exposed to a
mix of chemicals from the smoke that put them on risk for numerous diseases,
including several different cancers. The study also found some DNA changes.

One way to reduce the chemical exposure would be to put the sticks out right
after use, instead of letting them burn down completely. This way, the ritual can
be preserved, and the pollution is reduced.

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FYI; I might be taking a road trip for the next ten days or so ...... TR

Copy / paste :>

I am thinking of
volunteering at Sofest and camping there all
week.
So I might be gone for ten days or so. That
depends on if I decide to go to Harbin for a couple
of days, after Solfest.

FYI: Copy / paste from the WACCOObb

Enjoy volunteering, interested in environmental
education, unhappy with the current state of the world,
SolFest is the place for you. We have workshops ranging
from everything from straw bale construction to electric
vehicles to solar panels to the economics of solar. To
volunteer and gain free entrance to the festival's many
attractions, call 707-263-1510 or go to
http://solarliving. org/display. asp?catid=17&pageid=19. or

check out our website at www. solfest. org

End of copy / paste

TR

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: The Pump Handle
Date: Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 8:42 AM
Subject: The Pump Handle Weekly Digest
To:


Here are links to items posted on The Pump Handle over the past week:

** "Chao's Priorities on Display in Postville" by Liz Borkowski
Reports of underage workers in the Postville, Iowa meatpacking plant
that immigration officials raided in May illustrate the Labor
Department's misplaced priorities.
thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008...ille/

** "Crandall Canyon 1st Anniversary" by Nathan Fetty
On the one-year anniversary of the Crandall Canyon mine disaster, the
New York Times points out that MSHA's aversion to enforcement has
deadly consequences – and it's time for a new approach.
thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008...sary/

** "Occupational Health News Roundup" by Liz Borkowski
A House committee hears testimony about sexual assault in the
military; an emergency room nurse lands in intensive care after being
exposed, via a patient's clothes, to fluid used in natural gas
extraction; and temple workers may face health risks from exposure to
incense.
thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008...p-76/

** "Connecting the dots: 'compliance assistance' to 'destined to fail'"
Tom Bethell of The Mountain Eagle urges us (and policymakers) to read
the independent investigation of MSHA and the Crandall Canyon disaster
to understand how the Secretary of Labor's demand for 'compliance
assistance' programs set the groundwork for the deadly workplace
conditions for our nation's mine workers.
thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008...fail/

** "Cancer registry cock up in Maryland" by revere
Cancer registries are a valuable resource for epidemiologists, so it's
distressing to find that a contractor has been tampering with the data
in Maryland's database.
thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008...land/

** "Crane Industry Pushes OMB for OSHA Rule" by Celeste Monforton
Representatives of the crane industry, including several who were
members of the OSHA Neg/Reg committee, met with OMB to press it to
complete its review of the agency's proposed rule on cranes and
derricks.
thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008...rule/

** "Savannah Newspaper Slams Imperial Sugar Executives" by Celeste Monforton
An editorial in the Savannah Morning News calls for tough penalties
for the executives of Imperial Sugar, after a sugar-dust explosion at
one of their plants killed 13 workers and injured many more.
thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008...ives/

** "OSHA Underground on Ed Foulke: Try harder" by Christina Morgan
OSHA Underground responds to a Senate committee hearing on combustible
dust explosions, which OSHA Administrator Ed Foulke has done too
little to prevent.
thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008...ulke/

** "Friday Blog Roundup" by Liz Borkowski
Bloggers update us about what's going on in Congress with consumer
protections, tobacco regulation, EPA oversight, and prescription
drugs; plus, they explore green jobs, the International AIDS
Conference, and "paralysis by analysis."
thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008...p-86/

** "The People and Prejudices Behind Chao's Secret Rule" by Liz Borkowski
In a follow-up to the news about the Department of Labor's secret
risk-assessment rule, which would create new barriers to protecting
workers from toxic substances, Effect Measure explores the players
behind the proposal.
thepumphandle.wordpress.com/2008...rule/

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Tom Krohmer
Environmental Technologist
toxicreverend.blogspot.com/
aka
The Toxic Reverend
www.myspace.com/toxicreverend
aka
Justice Is Homeless
www.myspace.com/justiceishomeless

Database lists illnesses with toxic chemicals
that can cause them is now linked in with a
review and comments at :>
people.tribe.net/toxicreverend

Homicide Charges For Corporations
(Rough draft posted with active reference links)
www.angelfire.com/nm/redcollarcrime

Peer Reviewed Medical Journal on Chronic
Illnesses, cancers and Stealth Infections
from Bio-weapons of the non-lethal variety
www.immed.org
Note:
The Gulf War Vets have posted
"Beyond Treason"
www.gulfwarvets.com

Toxic Revelations; Censored information on
biological weapons and the health care
industry The censored rough draft has
been reposted
www.puppstheories.com/ToxicRe.../tr.html
- Toxic , posted 08/09/08

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