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<DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#000000 size=2>Please don't panic based on this news. They exposed the cells directly to the fish extract - many EDCs, such as phthalates, would break down when ingested. Unless you're rubbing the fish on your private parts (ok, so some kinky folks may do this), your exposure would be greatly lessened.</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us on behalf of Judy Willingham<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wed 4/18/2007 12:53 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Lissa Radke<BR><B>Cc:</B> DeBiasi, Deborah; pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Pharmwaste] Bringing Cancer to the Dinner Table:Breast CancerCells Grow Under Influence of Fish Flesh<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Does it strike anyone else as ironic that all the efforts to reduce<BR>disease by collecting and treating human waste, now may have further<BR>repercussions that threaten not only aquatic creatures, but humans. <BR>Outhouses, anyone??<BR><BR>Lissa Radke wrote:<BR>> This is awful news. Has anyone heard whether researchers or educators<BR>> are looking into the use of composting toilets as a method of minimizing<BR>> these "toxic" sewage effluents into water ways?<BR>><BR>> -----Original Message-----<BR>> From: pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us<BR>> [<A href="mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us">mailto:pharmwaste-bounces@lists.dep.state.fl.us</A>] On Behalf Of<BR>> DeBiasi,Deborah<BR>> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 10:22 AM<BR>> To: pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<BR>> Subject: [Pharmwaste] Bringing Cancer to the Dinner Table: Breast<BR>> CancerCells Grow Under Influence of Fish Flesh<BR>><BR>> <A href="http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=01DC8631-E7F2-99DF-3D0A925F84">http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=01DC8631-E7F2-99DF-3D0A925F84</A><BR>> E60223&chanID=sa003 <BR>><BR>> <BR>> April 17, 2007 <BR>> <BR>> Bringing Cancer to the Dinner Table: Breast Cancer Cells Grow Under<BR>> Influence of Fish Flesh <BR>> <BR>> Tests of river fish indicate their flesh carries enough<BR>> estrogen-mimicking chemicals to cause breast cancer cells to grow <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Pharmwaste mailing list<BR>> Pharmwaste@lists.dep.state.fl.us<BR>> <A href="http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharmwaste">http://lists.dep.state.fl.us/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharmwaste</A><BR>><BR>> <BR><BR></FONT></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>