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Posted on 03/14/2004 8:23:49 AM PST by Cultural Jihad
Edited on 04/12/2004 6:07:07 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. (AP) - City officials were so concerned about the potentially dangerous properties of dihydrogen monoxide that they considered banning foam cups after they learned the chemical was used in their production.
Then they learned that dihydrogen monoxide - H2O for short - is the scientific term for water.
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My current job occasionally requires me to visit client facilities out of town. On a recent visit to a client facility in Myrtle Beach, I noticed a large bag of commercial sand standing in the corner.
"What's the sand for?" I asked. "We use it in the ashtrays in the smoking area." came the answer.
"Why didn't you just get some from the beach instead of buying it?"
"Oh! It's illegal to take sand from the beach!"
Sheesh... bureaucrats. I'm glad they didn't check my bathing suit.
Hehhe... Italian, but that only makes it more wryly amusing.
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I like things that go boom.
Such a sport!
But it wouldn't be funny. It's trivia which working chemists wouldn't recall.
The identity of dihydrogen monoxide should be instantly identifiable to anyone who was awake during high school chemistry class.
The use of Dihydrogen Monoxide (DHMO) by farmers in the U.S. and internationally is prevalent. Typical of this is the widespread use of DHMO in the U.S. dairy industry. The facts surrounding DHMO's presence in the nation's milk supply are surprising. What may be even more surprising is the silence of the U.S. Government on the issue of DHMO in the milk our families drink every day.
An Expert Breaks the Silence
A former U.S. Food and Drug Administration employee and a specialist in the feeding of dairy cattle, Dr. Donna Maria Waltz, warns that regulation of DHMO in the dairy industry is lacking. According to Waltz, it is the single most commonly used chemical in the production of milk. Cows are encouraged to ingest large quantities of DHMO, with studies showing that this practice can lead to increased milk production. The side effects of this practice have not been well studied.
Economic pressures play a major role in the widespread use of DHMO in the dairy industry. In fact, in some areas, it is subsidized by the U.S. government. As a result, claims Waltz, DHMO is the single largest contaminant of milk. Governmental regulations cover the addition of DHMO to the milk once it leaves the cow, but do not cover levels of ingested DHMO.
Further, Waltz says, DHMO is used without an approved new animal drug application in treatments to disinfect cow udders and teats, to cure hoof problems, to alleviate the impact of bovine diarrhea, and both internally and topically to treat heat stress.
Purchasing DHMO-free milk is a good alternative for those who are worried about the lack of DHMO regulations in the dairy industry, suggests Waltz. Most grocery stores and pharmacies carry a number of DHMO-free milk products.
"DHMO means life!"
That is why I ended up in law school...no math.
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