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Air Quality Seems to Have a Target on its Back

The same day that the Seattle Times tells us that two south Seattle cement plants are pumping 100 pounds of mercury into the air each year, we learned from the P-I that the Bush administration doesn't think asbestos causes cancer. Chronic exposure to tiny levels of mercury in the air can give you the shakes and make you stupid, but it also accumulates in the earth and in water. We're probably close to being able to use Duwamish fish to tell the temperature by now. Senator Patty Murray has been fighting for a ban on asbestos, and is disturbed by the "EPA's desire to ignore decades worth of what are considered solid studies documenting the actual hazard of the most common type of asbestos." Happily, Amazon sells an Israeli gas mask for about $40. That ought to filter out some of this, right?

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By MvB in on July 24, 2008 11:15 AM

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  • That's great, cause I'm a pretty lazy guy.

  • Katelyn

    What a bargain!

  • Kim Ruehl

    yes, i will happily buy drinks for anyone who gives me money with which to buy them drinks.

  • Alright. August 18th, but I'm bringing a hockey mask.



    No I won't. It'd get in the way of gin and mouth.

  • Katelyn

    No, Troy! We will buy you drinks! And when I say we, I mean Kim will.

  • Also, I'm pretty sure I'll get punched in the face. Yeah, I'd put money on that.

  • I was avoiding the internet because I haven't had a chance to see the Dark Knight yet. It was super hard. I still haven't seen it, so I'm treading very carefully.

  • MvB

    Oh, and join the new Seattlest group on Facebook so you don't miss the next Seattlest happy hour. Everyone was all, "Where's Troy?" And we were like, "We dunno." So it was awkward.

  • MvB

    Dammit, Troy, you're right! How did I miss that? Plus, that's gonna save me $40!

  • MvB, why do we even have to worry about water contamination? The poisoned water will eventually fall off the edge of the earth, right?

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