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Incinerator Quotes
The inevitable contamination of residential, farm and wilderness land with PCBs,
dioxins, furans and heavy metals (to name a few) will adversely affect the health
of the people, animal life and vegetation. Bennett Environmental Inc. and any other
company for that matter, which engages in such actions will be regarded by physicians
at large, as having a direct attack on the health of the public, putting at risk children,
aged, infirm, pregnant (with emphasis on the fetus) and infants who are breast-fed.
Dr. Riina Bray, Ontario College of Family Physicians
It seems to me that in licensing these incineration operations, the government is
creating zones of sacrifice. When I say "sacrifice zones" I'm not just talking
about people getting sick. I've seen them die. If the wind would blow the smoke
towards the school on a Monday you'd see children being at home sick on Tuesday
and Wednesday. The schools near incinerators had the highest absentee rates in
the district. I met a lot of these children. I've seen them die of leukemia, brain
cancer and a host of other disorders.
Dr. Neil Carman, former incinerator inspector & internationally-recognized expert on toxic waste incineration
"these sources emit some of the most toxic, bioaccumulative and persistent
hazardous air pollutants -- among them dioxins, furans, mercury and organic
hazardous air pollutants."
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on toxic waste incinerators In Michael Meacher's statement to the House of Lords enquiry on 14 April 1999, he said:
"Incinerator plants are the source of serious toxic pollutants: dioxins; furans; acid gases;
particulates; heavy metals; and they all need to be treated very seriously."
"There must be absolute priority given to human health requirements and protection of the environment." "I repeat, the emissions from incinerator processes are extremely toxic. Some of the emissions are carcinogenic. We know, scientifically, that there is no safe threshold below which we can allow such emissions. We must use every reasonable instrument to eliminate them altogether." Michael Meacher MP was environment minister from May 1997 to June 2003. While we're on the subject of politicians; the proposed incinerator was mentioned in the House of Lords on 25 Jan 2005. Lord Baker of Dorking was asking Her Majesty's Government what proposals they have to improve the A27 between Chichester and Eastbourne. During this speech he said:
Why is it important to improve the crossing? This is the main road to the port of
Newhaven. Since the proposal was withdrawn, it is possible that the East Sussex
incinerator will be sited at Newhaven. In that case, there will be a huge increase
in traffic of dumper lorries, hour by hour, day by day and week by week, on this
already congested road. This section of the road is already 25 per cent above the
trigger in the Highways Agency for a dual carriageway.
Would it not be more prudent to find a better waste strategy instead of improving the A27 to handle the "huge increase in traffic" needed to feed the incinerator? Please see our health risks page and presentations page for more information on health risks. |
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