[Durham INC] FYI: CARPOOLING TO HEARING and mercury impaired surface waters in Haw River and NC

[Melissa Rooney]

Please see below. I wish I could be more involved in this...but for those of you 
who are seriously concerned, this is a great way to educate yourselves medical 
incinerators of any kind, their dangers, and what we are to expect wrt 
protections on the Haw River and in NC. Please pass this on to anyone you know 
who would be interested or who lives near the site of the medical 
incinerator(s).

Melissa (Rooney)


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Sent: Wed, September 1, 2010 11:00:14 AM
Subject: CARPOOLING TO HEARING and mercury impaired surface waters in NC / fish 
advisories

        
  
Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
September 1, 2010  
Dear Melissa,


Please read the message below from Elaine Chiosso, Director, Haw River Assembly 
and our Haw Riverkeeper, regarding mercury impaired rivers in NC. 

   
The Haw River is considered impaired for mercury, as are all the waters of the 
state.
Stericycle Medical Waste Incinerator, Graham, NC 
Obviously, coal fired power plants in NC are responsible for the largest amounts 
of mercury pollution to our rivers, but medical waste incinerators are 
considered to be the second-largest source of mercury in the environment 


(*Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry report on Mercury, December, 
1997).
Mercury is a potent neurotoxin that damages the body's central nervous system. 
It can also damage the brain, kidneys and lungs, and methylmercury (what it 
turns into after it hits surface water) is considered a possible human 
carcinogen. Young children and pregnant women are especially at risk.
   
BMWNC medical waste incinerator in Matthews = mercury 3.5 times new EPA 
standards 

Stericycle medical waste incinerator in Graham = mercury 10.6 times new EPA 
standards.
 
We will be arranging a carpool to the PUBLIC HEARING on the new rules for 
medical waste incinerators next Tuesday, September 7, at 7 p.m. at UNC 
Greensboro. We will likely leave the area around 5 p.m. to get there a bit early 
and set up a table at the hearing with information about medical waste 
incineration. Please let me know if you are interested in a ride! 

  

Thanks, Sue (336) 525-2003 or sdayton at swcp.com

Sue Dayton
Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League
North   CarolinaHealthy Communities Program
POBOX 44
Saxapahaw, NC 27340
(336) 525-2003
sdayton at swcp.com
 
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.   -  
Martin Luther King Jr.   


  

Mad Hatter 
The "Mad Hatter" of Alice in Wonderland didn't get his name by accident. 
Hat-makers used to use mercury to strengthen their hats, and in the process 
breathed in mercury vapors.  

    
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