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Posted by Olog-hai on Thu Jan 25 20:49:25 2007 AP article via Kansas City Star. The chemical is also called tetrachloroethylene.Land o'fruits 'n' nuts indeed. They do this even in the face of proven facts about its relatively low toxicity. (FYI, capsaicin, the chemical that makes hot peppers hot, has similar effects.) So now dry-cleaning establishments have to suffer in order to satisfy some phony environmentalist politician's whim? |