Rocket Fuel Found in Breast Milk of Women in 18 States

livescience ^ | 24 February 2005 | Robert Roy Britt

[Emmett McCarthy]

Yeah, I saw that "rocket fuel" in the headline and figured it explained all the "hyperactivity" in the so-called ADHD agenda-driven diagnoses. Then again, if Mom and Dad are getting "friendly" again while she's still breastfeeding, that "rocket fuel" would explain some of the close together siblings - you know, what some call "Irish Twins" - a year or so apart.

[scooter2]

NOBODY light a match!

[dread78645]

Machine gun Rocket fuel jugglies, how'd I miss those?

[edcoil]

Sadly, the way things are going, the donkey will have you as the pet.

[PBRSTREETGANG]

"Nice fuel tanks ya got there."

[scooter2]

There are NO perchlorates in jet fuel which is primarily kerosene based. Interesting to note that this doesn't seem to be a problem in Nevada where the largest perchlorate plant in the country is located. Neither does it seem to be a problem in Florida where the greatest use of rocket fuels occurs (Cape Canaveral).

[rellimpank]

--now that chem labs are everywhere, we are able to find anything in everything and almost everything in anything---

[sandbar]

Bump for later enjoyment.

[b-cubed]

This may prove to be a blessing as it should lessen our dependence on middle eastern oil. We just have to figure out a way to extract the fuel from those "thingies".

[dmz]

Check out the tons of crap put into the ground at installations such as Aberdeen Proving Grounds. In the good ole days, weren't nobody watching, so stuff was disposed of willy-nilly. They don't even know where all the stuff is.

[rellimpank]

--I agree that it isn't a real problem in Nevada, but a certain level of perchlorate "contamination" is found as a result of the propellant manufacture near Henderson--it is an ongoing issue with the tree-hugger and anti-everything crowd, since it's appearing in the Lake Mead water in the parts per trillion---

[spokeshave]

"Machine gun Rocket fuel jugglies, how'd I miss those?"

And the Bullet Bras

[combat_boots]

So, does this make it more of an aphrodisiac, or just plain too hot to trot?

[EUPHORIC]

DAMN! ...I was wondering what that funny taste was!

[GoldCountryRedneck]

"....running battle with the BATF... wish the NRA would jump in ...."

They'll have to take her breast from my cold dead....

*oooops*!

(/ZOT umbrella opened)

[Wonder Warthog]

"Wouldn't it be interesting to know the actual levels they found, the method used and its accuracy and precision?"

"As high as 90 ppb". "Average concentration 10 ppb." NAS recommended "safe" level = 5ppb. Method used and accuracy and precision can be found in Dr. Dasgupta's recent scientific publications (I'm too lazy to look'em up for you---sorry).

Perchlorate, despite being a strong oxidant, is also highly stable (i.e. it takes a high activation energy to get the reaction started, but once it does, it goes like gang-busters).

Blame the "scientific pontification without the science" on the reporters. I know Sandy Dasgupta well. He turns out really high quality science.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Adopt a burro.

[UCANSEE2]

You should see what the US Defense Mapping Agency used to dump into the Potomac river everyday.

[UCANSEE2]

ADVISORY: (tatooed on breast) NO SMOKING DURING FEEDING!

[Chode]

Perchlorate occurs naturally and is also a primary ingredient in solid rocket fuel...

so i guess until they can stop NATURE from producing it... it AINT GOIN AWAY!!!