On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:06:56 -0500, cat daddy wrote:
> "ArcherB" <Email@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:57:20 -0500, cat daddy wrote:
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>> > "ArcherB" <ArcherB@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> > news:pan.2008.06.28.00.17.49@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> >> 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.
I sent them an email from their "feedback" section and asked them. I
would hope that any periodical named the GREENsheet would not use toxic
chemicals in their printing process.
I'll post the reply here when I receive it.
Thanx again.
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