[GBlist] Better Indoor Air Quality courtesy of Magic !

[Rob Tom <Rob_Tom@OperaMail.com>]

I looked in on the List archives to see what topics
were being discussed these days and the last messages
were from December, 2001.

One thread that caught my attention was a posting
by John Salmen on the subject of "Mould".

As I was filling up my honey container from the bulk
dispenser at the food store yesterday, and since it 
was coming out about as fast as molasses in January,
I had plenty of opportunity to do things like read the 
paper sleeve on the candles which were offered for sale 
near the honey dispenser and the following was revealed:

                " Beeswax vs. Paraffin

Beeswax candles actually clean the air when burned.
The negative ions produced, circulate in the room and 
attract pollutants.  Dust, odours, moulds, bacteria, viruses
and other toxins are captured and neutralized.  

As the candle burns, the dust and toxins are convected 
through the flame. <snip> When beeswax burns, it produces
a multilevel vibration that calms the inner senses. 
This vibration can be observed within the glowing halo
surrounding the flame.

Paraffin is a greyish-black sludge that is a by-product
of the petroleum refining process. 
It is bleached creating dioxins, textured with acrolyn, a
known carcinogen, scented with floral carbons, and coloured
with chemicals. 
When burned, these carcinogens fill the room with toxins 
which coat the walls, furniture and the inside of your lungs.
Breathing the fumes from buring paraffin candles is essentially
the same as breathing the exhaust fumes from a diesel engine."

Me ?  In keeping with the 
    "If a little bit is a Good Thing, 
      then a whole bunch must be Better" 
theory, I'm going to look into setting up a production facility to 
make Volkswagen Beetle-sized beeswax candles to install
in the multitude mould-infested homes which were produced in
the '80s and 90's during the vapour barrier craze. Heck, that should 
make me the Bill Gates of mould. Right ? 


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Robert W.Tom
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