Guest guest Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 I was going to post this page, but there is a great deal of info and several good helpful urls here - not only Roxanne Bedford's story. I could not post it nor do it justice. blessings, Shan The Dangers of Natural Gas _http://www.alkalizeforhealth.net/Lnaturalgas.htm_ (http://www.alkalizeforhealth.net/Lnaturalgas.htm) Editor's note: Contaminants in natural gas (methane) may cause cancer. Clean indoor air filled with oxygen is absolutely necessary for good health and cancer prevention. Natural gas has another danger besides leaking deadly carbon monoxide and causing explosions. It is not safe as the industry leads you to believe. It is poisonous to breathe and can kill humans and animals. I did not have a faulty furnace, I did not have carbon monoxide poisoning. My home did have a small natural gas leak that never accumulated to the point of explosion. What it did is poison my family and make us very ill. Here is my story... MY STORY by Roxanne Bedford AND MORE WHAT THE GAS INDUSTRY DOESN’T WANT YOU TO KNOW ABOUT NATURAL GAS... Breathing indoor natural gas is harmful to your health. It is poisonous. What is natural gas? Around 70% of it is made up of methane. Methane is an asphyxiant which can cause death by asphyxiation. Asphyxiants take away oxygen. A small leak in a well sealed home can cause a number of health problems. Other toxic chemicals are added to methane for odor. Plus, methane contains many contaminants. Some are listed on the state of California’s list of cancer causing chemicals - _http://www.oehha.ca.gov/prop65/prop65_list/Newlist.html_ (http://www.oehha.ca.gov/prop65/prop65_list/Newlist.html) . Click on Proposition 65 current list of chemicals. What can families do to help protect themselves? Purchase a methane detector. Smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors do NOT detect natural gas leaks. Kidde Nighthawk makes an explosive gas/methane detector for sale at Target. You can also purchase a natural gas detector online. I have no financial interest in either. Educate yourself and family on the health symptoms to look out for and never leave a leak un-repaired. _http://www.alkalizeforhealth.net/Lnaturalgas.htm_ (http://www.alkalizeforhealth.net/Lnaturalgas.htm) AEHA (Allergy & Environmental Health Assoc.) " Natural gas may be harmful to your health... _http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/6847/_ (http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/6847/) _http://www.elements.nb.ca/theme/fuels/illness/caused.htm_ (http://www.elements.nb.ca/theme/fuels/illness/caused.htm) Toxnet _http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/_ (http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/) Choose to search the HSDB records. Type methane in the search box and pull up METHANE CASRN: 74-82-8. Then click on Emergency Medical Treatment in the left hand column. You will see seizures and other symptoms listed here. Facts about natural gas: _http://www.gascape.org/_ (http://www.gascape.org/) ...contaminated natural gas contains chemicals that are known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects and reproductive harm. Add gov or government in your searches to pull up governmental information on natural gas. T he EPA also identifies and regulates toxic or hazardous air pollution. Toxics are substances that can cause adverse health effects if a person receives enough exposure to them. The EPA does not list natural gas. I received this answer from the EPA when I asked why... the EPA does not have any regulations dealing with indoor air quality as Congress does not give us that authority. See the EPA’s indoor air quality information at: " _http://www.epa.gov/iaq_ (http://www.epa.gov/iaq) " Health Effects of Toxins _http://www.chemicalspill.org/ChemicalsWorkPlace/types1.html_ (http://www.chemicalspill.org/ChemicalsWorkPlace/types1.html) _http://www.ucsusa.org_ (http://www.ucsusa.org/) Union Of Concerned Scientists Something I’ve learned along the way. Natural gas contamination can lower the value of your home. More links at Mary Brickner’s website: _http://help4you.iwarp.com/_ (http://help4you.iwarp.com/) Gov Info. on Seizures - Click on the 6 seizure types listed, partial-seizures are often confused with not paying attention. _http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003200.htm_ (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003200.htm) My 1998 Homebirth Story (It has nothing to do with nat. gas but it does show readers that I did not like doctors long before the gas leak happened.) _http://www.unassistedchildbirth.com/ucstories/roxanne.html_ (http://www.unassistedchildbirth.com/ucstories/roxanne.html) Mercaptan _http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mercaptan_ (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mercaptan) Ethyl Mercaptan (Ethanethiol) Links _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanethiol_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanethiol) _http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/safework/cis/products/icsc/dtash t/_icsc04/icsc0470.htm_ (http://www.ilo.org/public/english/protection/safework/cis/products/icsc/dtasht/\ _icsc04/icsc0470.htm) http://www.scottecatalog.com/msds.nsf/0/7e6d23ef94c112a685256a0a004e2ff3?OpenD ocument http://www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/rtkweb/0894.pdf _http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/rtecs/ki92dda8.html_ (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/rtecs/ki92dda8.html) _http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/pel88/75-08.html_ (http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/pel88/75-08.html) Study human volunteers exposed BUT only for only a few days Methyl Mercaptan http://www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/rtkweb/1275.pdf Methane _http://www.fngas.com/MethaneMSDS.doc_ (http://www.fngas.com/MethaneMSDS.doc) MSDS-In low concentrations, may cause narcotic effects... Gas Dectection In Homes And Buildings _http://modernsolutionsinc.com/gas.htm_ (http://modernsolutionsinc.com/gas.htm) Gathering Stories About Chemical Injury _http://www.ctaz.com/~bhima/gathering.htm_ (http://www.ctaz.com/~bhima/gathering.htm) Hutchinson, Kansas A Geologic Detective Story _http://www.agiweb.org/geotimes/oct01/feature_kansas.html_ (http://www.agiweb.org/geotimes/oct01/feature_kansas.html) Fragranced Products Information Network _http://www.fpinva.org/_ (http://www.fpinva.org/) _http://www.nottoopretty.org/_ (http://www.nottoopretty.org/) MCS Information _http://www.princesstigerlily.com/_ (http://www.princesstigerlily.com/) _http://www.mcsbeaconofhope.com/_ (http://www.mcsbeaconofhope.com/) _http://www.ired.com/news/lieberman/001224.htm_ (http://www.ired.com/news/lieberman/001224.htm) _http://www.yourmedicaldetective.com/public/325.cfm_ (http://www.yourmedicaldetective.com/public/325.cfm) _http://www.wtv-zone.com/infchoice/mcs.html_ (http://www.wtv-zone.com/infchoice/mcs.html) _http://www.disabilitystudies.com/MCS_Reources.htm_ (http://www.disabilitystudies.com/MCS_Reources.htm) _http://www.mcs-global.org/_ (http://www.mcs-global.org/) _http://www.ourlittleplace.com/mcs.html_ (http://www.ourlittleplace.com/mcs.html) " Telling a person with MCS that it is only a little perfume, is like telling a person in a wheelchair that it is only a few steps. " - author unknown It's The Chemicals, Stupid _http://www.ncchem.com/ONFCI/bumper.htm_ (http://www.ncchem.com/ONFCI/bumper.htm) Lung Association Scent Free Building _http://www.nf.lung.ca/contact.html_ (http://www.nf.lung.ca/contact.html) LA Poster _http://www.nf.lung.ca/sweetest_smell.html_ (http://www.nf.lung.ca/sweetest_smell.html) Methane Detectors Safehome Products _http://www.safehomeproducts.com/shp2/sm/methanedetectors.asp?PLC=1 & GFM=25 & b=i e6b & w=734 & h=485 & f=N & tp=34 & frompg=127 & topg=127 & menupage=5_ (http://www.safehomeproducts.com/shp2/sm/methanedetectors.asp?PLC=1 & GFM=25 & b=ie6\ b & w=734 & h=485 & f=N & tp=34 & frompg=127 & topg=127 & menupage=5) _http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/smelltaste/gasdtctr.asp_ (http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/smelltaste/gasdtctr.asp) Natural Gas Information _http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/6847/_ (http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/6847/) _http://www.solcomhouse.com/fossilfuels.htm_ (http://www.solcomhouse.com/fossilfuels.htm) _http://www.odp.usyd.edu.au/odp_CD/oceplat/opindex2.html_ (http://www.odp.usyd.edu.au/odp_CD/oceplat/opindex2.html) _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_gas_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_gas) Click on natural gas, scroll down to Safety. Click on New London School explosion and read about the third deadliest disaster in the history of Texas. Then under Aftermath, click on thiols. Under Examples of thiols, click Methanethiol and Ethanethiol. Both are toxic, both are added to natural gas as odorants. You Don't Look Sick _http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/2004/11/the_spoon_theory.php#more_ (http://www.butyoudontlooksick.com/2004/11/the_spoon_theory.php#more) I appreciate this woman's story because many sick people look great. Voices from the Gas Fields _http://www.orionmagazine.org/pages/om/06-6om/Clarren-Voices.html_ (http://www.orionmagazine.org/pages/om/06-6om/Clarren-Voices.html) Aftermath China Gas Leak _http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/12/25/world/main590211.shtml_ (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/12/25/world/main590211.shtml) Brass Gas Pipes _http://www.cnn.com/US/9709/09/gas.connection/index.html?eref=sitesearch_ (http://www.cnn.com/US/9709/09/gas.connection/index.html?eref=sitesearch) Pittsburgh Explosion _http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_316699.html_ (http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/s_316699.html) Gas Leak Long Island http://ww w.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-liboom0616,0,1255714.story?... CA Gov. Gray Davis Signs Bill - Scroll down to Press Releases _http://www.gasbreaker.com/news/news.html_ (http://www.gasbreaker.com/news/news.html) Please ask the President and the Gov. of your state to sign the MCS Proclamation. Search for it online. 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