permaculture

[Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>]

We at Earthaven Ecovillage see a LOT of jets fly overhead. Considering 
the data presented below, is there much reason to be concerned regarding 
substances coming in with the already acid (and mercury laden) rain from 
the west? Our forests and gardens have a fair amount of fungi to assist 
in the break down of these, but we do seem to suffer an uncommonly high 
amount of respiratory problems.
Thank you,
Keith

What Comes Out of a JET ENGINE

Freon 11, Freon 12, Methyl Bromide, 
Dichloromethane,cis-l,2-Dichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane,
Carbon Tetrachloride, Benzene, Trichloroethylene,Toluene, 
Tetrachloroethene, Ethylbenzene, m,p-Xylene,
o-Xylene, Styrene, 1,3,5-Trimethylbenzene,1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, 
o-Dichlorobenzene,
Formaldehyde, Acetaldehyde, Acrolein, Acetone, Propinaldehyde, 
Crotonaldehyde, Isobutylaldehyde,
Methyl Ethyl Ketone, Benzaldehyde, Veraldehyde, Hexanaldehyde, Ethyl 
Alcohol, Acetone, Isopropyl
Alcohol, Methyl Ethyl Ketone, Butane, Isopentane, Pentane, Hexane, Butyl 
Alcohol, Methyl Isobutyl
Ketone, n,n-Dimethyl Acetamide, Dimethyl Disulfide, m-Cresol, 4-Ethyl 
Toulene, n-Heptaldehyde, Octanal,
1,4-Dioxane, Methyl Phenyl Ketone, Vinyl Acetate, Heptane, Phenol, 
Octane , Anthracene,
Dimethylnapthalene(isomers), Flouranthene,1-methylaphthalene, 
2-methylnaphthalene, Naphthalene,
Phenanthrene, Pyrene , Benzo(a)pyrene, 1-nitropyrene,1,8-dinitropyrene, 
1,3-Butadiene, sulfites,
nitrites, nitrogen oxide, nitrogen monoxide, nitrogendioxide, nitrogen 
trioxide, nitric acid, sulfur
oxides, sulfur dioxide, sulfuric acid, urea, ammonia,carbon monoxide, 
ozone, particulate matter (PM10,PM2.5)

WHAT SYMPTOMS CAN OCCUR WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE CHEMICALS?

ASPHYXIATION - ASTHMA - BRAIN CANCER - CANCER CONJUNCTIVE IRRITATION - 
COUGHING - DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY - DISTORTED PERCEPTIONS - 
DROWSINESS- DYSPNEA HEADACHE - EEG CHANGES - EMPHYSEMA - FLUSHING - 
HALLUCINATIONS - HEART DISEASE - HODGKIN´S DISEASE - KIDNEY DAMAGE - 
LACRIMATION - LIVER DAMAGE - LUNG DISEASE - LUNG STRUCTURE DAMAGE - LUNG 
TIGHTNESS - LYMPHOMA - MENTAL DEPRESSION - MULTIPLE ORGAN INVOLVEMENT - 
MUSCLE WEAKNESS - MUTATIONS  MYELOID LEUKEMIA - NASAL EFFECTS - NAUSEA, 
VOMITING - PULSE
RATE DECREASE - PULMONARY IRRITATION  RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DAMAGE - SKIN 
AND EYE IRRITATION  SYSTEMIC IRRITATION - TUMORS  WHEEZING

A 1993 US-EPA study of Midway Airport exhibited massive amounts of known 
carcinogens coming from
aircraft engines in tons-per-year. It also predicted that it produced 
more than 400 times the allowable
cancer risks to the population than that of a federal Superfind Cleanup 
site (Toxic Waste Dump), as a direct
result of exposure to these airport toxins.

--
Keith Johnson
Permaculture Activist Magazine
PO Box 1209
Black Mountain, NC 28711
(828)669-6336

also Patterns for Abundance Design & Consulting
Culture's Edge at Earthaven Ecovillage
http://www.permacultureactivist.net
http://www.earthaven.org
http://www.bioregionalcongress.org