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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>In response to the questions related to phthalates and dioxin formation, I concur that it is not the phthalates in PVC that create dioxins. It is the organochlorine form of PVC. You might want to look at EPA’s site on dioxin—at one time they had information related to dioxin formation from PVC. <a href="http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/CFM/nceaQFind.cfm?keyword=Dioxin">http://cfpub.epa.gov/ncea/CFM/nceaQFind.cfm?keyword=Dioxin</a>. Because the Vinyl Institute has leaned pretty hard on EPA, I ‘m not sure the info is still public. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Very truly yours,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Catherine Zimmer, MS, BSMT<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Industry Leader, Environmental and Regulatory<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>PSC Healthcare Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Office: 651.645.7509<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Mobile: 713.829.6365<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.pscnow.com/"><span style='color:blue'>www.pscnow.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:Catherine.zimmer@pscnow.com"><span style='color:blue'>Catherine.zimmer@pscnow.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#65C060'>Live green now!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#65C060'>Reduce, reuse, repair, recycle.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>