THE TESTS
massive pollution don't work. It should be possible to make a
test strip that detects Rare Earth Elements as a group, since they
have very similar properties. Government agencies should sup-
ply them because it is in the public interest to keep society
healthy. The public must not rely on reassurances by industry or
government that food or body products are pure and safe. Peo-
ple must be able to test them for themselves.
Solvents
This is a list of all the solvents in the test together with the
main source of them in our environment. These are chemicals,
very pure, obtained from chemical supply companies, unless
otherwise stated. Those marked with an asterisk (*) were the
subject of a recent book The Neurotoxicity of Solvents by Peter
Arlien-Soburg, 1992, CRC Press.
Solvent
Source
1,1,1, Trichloro ethane*
(TCE)flavored foods
2, 5-Hexane dione* flavored foods
2 Butanone*
(methyl ethyl ketone)flavored foods
2 Hexanone*
(methyl butyl ketone)flavored foods
2 Methyl propanol
2 Propanol (propyl alcohol) see the isopropyl alcohol list
Acetone store-bought drinking water, cold cereals, pet
food, animal feed
Acetonylacetone
(2,5 hexanedione)flavored foods
Benzene see the benzene list (page 163)
Butyl nitrite^
Carbon tetrachloride store-bought drinking water, cold cereals, pet
food, animal feeds
Decane health food cookies and cereals
Denatured alcohol obtained from pharmacy
Dichloromethane*
(methylene chloride)store-bought orange juice, herb tea blends
Gasoline regular leaded obtained at gasoline station