------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enviro-Mich message from "Rohrer, Thomas K" <rohre1tk@cmich.edu> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chlorinated dioxins and dibenzofurans in biota and sediments of the Gulf of Bothnia (downwind from Sweden) are similar to what is seen in Saginaw Bay. See Kjell Lundgren's doctoral dissertation http://www.diva-portal.org/umu/theses/abstract.xsql?dbid=24 and the published scientific literature from the early 80's to present. Review article in Chemosphere is here: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6V74-4MV19PX-4&_user=1349914&_coverDate=04%2F30%2F2007&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000052406&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=1349914&md5=411c028f87822c61c1795bc78982af13 --TR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thomas K. Rohrer, Asst. Prof. & Director Environmental Studies Program 318 Brooks Hall Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant MI 48859 U. S. A. Ph. (989) 774-4409 email = tom.rohrer@cmich.edu CMU Environmental Studies Program information is available at: http://www.cst.cmich.edu/units/env/ "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world: indeed it is the only thing that ever has! -- Margaret Meade "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though sometimes checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much.....because they live in that gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat." ~~ Teddy Roosevelt "I'd put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don't have to wait till oil and coal run out before we tackle that." ~~Thomas Edison, 1931 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((((º> `·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((º> ´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸ ><((((((º> -----Original Message----- From: owner-enviro-mich@great-lakes.net [mailto:owner-enviro-mich@great-lakes.net] On Behalf Of Larry Nooden Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2007 10:21 AM To: enviro-mich@great-lakes.net Subject: Re: E-M:/ Out of state trash/Granholm/waste incineration ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enviro-Mich message from Larry Nooden <ldnum@umich.edu> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Governor Granholm was in Sweden this summer, and I am sure she was impressed with their handling of wastes (e.g., extracting energy); however, there is a key difference. Our wastes are loaded with plastics and other things that yield toxic products when combusted. Many US plastic products, especially those offgas volatile toxins, were banned in Europe a year or so ago. It is arrogant to think we can not learn from them. --On Wednesday, August 29, 2007 1:20 AM -0400 "Alex J. Sagady & Associates" <ajs@sagady.com> wrote: > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Enviro-Mich message from "Alex J. Sagady & Associates" <ajs@sagady.com> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > On Michigan Public Radio Tuesday evening it was mentioned about > how Governor Granholm thinks out of state trash coming into Michigan > can be turned into an advantage for Michigan because is can be subjected > to waste-to-energy treatment like in Sweden. > > Assuming this was a correct rendition of what she said, I've really > got to wonder about the kind of advice Granholm has been getting. > > Is it possible that Granholm is/was totally oblivious to the entire > Detroit Incinerator debacle? From the standpoint of airborne toxicants, > trash combustion is one of the worst fuels you can use. And the > economics of trash to energy have also been fairly disastrous for > Detroit. Why would other states pay high tipping fees at MSW > incinerators when they can dump more cheaply in Michigan landfills? > > > ========================================== > Alex J. 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