From: "Eugene F. Monaco" <EFMonaco@compuserve.com>
To: "permaculture" <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: Worm wood
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 1999 09:55:32 -0500
Message text written by "permaculture"
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If this plastic lumber has vinyl products (pvc) in it and it gets heated
beyond a specific temperature range (ie if in a sunny location) it will
outgas carcinogenic substances. <
Since the plastic has been UV exposed for a while in its current use, odds
are it's outgassed a bunch already, making it somewhat inert, but who knows
for sure. The outgassing follows a curve that diminishes with time.
What's plastic lumber anyhow?
Gene Monaco