"ArcherB" <Email@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:57:20 -0500, cat daddy wrote:
>
> > "ArcherB" <ArcherB@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
> > news:pan.2008.06.28.00.17.49@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>
> >> Which brings up a question I had. I was going to use "The
Greensheet"
> >> as a weed-stop mechanism, but read that some papers use lead in their
> >> ink. How are we to know which use lead ink and which ones don't?
> >
> > http://ohioline.osu.edu/cd-fact/0122.html
> > "Lead was banned as an ingredient in ink by the EPA in 1985 and is,
> > therefore, no longer a threat."
> >
> > "Ingestion of inks used on newsprint has not been an issue because
> > the
> > ingredients used in the inks are not considered toxic in either the
> > liquid or dry state."
>
> First, thank you very much for your reply. While it was very helpful,
it
> still leaves some doubts in my mind.
>
> I read that article and saw this:
> These trials and ink references are for the black inks used in
newsprint.
> The trials do not include the waxed or glossy inserts or supplements
that
> accompany newspapers, nor does it include colored inks used on those
> publications.
>
> The "GreenSheet" uses mostly green ink (thus the name:-) which was not
> tested here. Searching their website only gave me information how to
buy
> and sell stuff, which I already know how to do (which is why I have so
> many greensheets laying around). Rather than recycling them and paying
> for some other method of weed control, I thought I'd eliminate the
> middleman and recycle them myself.
>
> What I'm worried about is lead or some other dangerous materials making
> their way up the root system and into the tomatoes that I am going to be
> feeding my family. If it were just me, I wouldn't care, but I have a
> little girl to look after and want my home-grown produce to be as safe
> and healthy as possible.
Maybe you can call them and ask if their green ink is soy-based.
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