PLAYGROUND CANCER LINKS

A recent study shows a higher than expected cancer risk for children exposed to wood preserved with arsenic and often used in playground equipment and decks.. The new study suggests the risk to children is considerably greater than EPA officials indicated last year in announcing the products were being taken off the market. Such woods however remain in many play grounds and backyards.

The problem appears to be greater in the warmer climates of Southern states, where children tend to spend more time playing outdoors. There, 10% of all children face a cancer risk that is 100 times higher than that for children in the general population. As Elie Wiesel said: INDIFFERENCE....IS NOT ONLY A SIN, IT IS A PUNISHMENT.

Of course, under christie THE BITCH whitman's mantra of; we care more about business than children; the EPA's position last year was a 2 year phase out of the treated wood and an urging of precautions such as washing hands after coming in contact with CAA treated wood and never placing food directly on a deck or out door table surface. THE BITCH stating; "EPA does not believe there is any reason to remove or replace CCA treated structures, including decks or playground equipment." In the words of Edmund Burke: IT IS NECESSARY ONLY FOR THE GOOD MAN TO DO NOTHING FOR EVIL TO TRIUMPH.

But the new study contradicts the EPA's and THE BITCH's assurances last year. The EPA now makes excuses, stating: "At the time we didn't have a risk assessment...we had no reason to believe there was an increase in risk associated with it."

Children don't vote or contribute money, so why should Republicans care anyway. WHEN REPUBLICANS SAY JUSTICE--THEY MEAN JUST US (the rich)!