I thought this was
important to share as
I live by an old volcano---
By Myron Levin, FairWarning.org
Mesothelioma, an exceedingly rare and
lethal form of cancer, was once thought
to be caused only by inhaling asbestos
fibers. Then in the late 1970s, when
astonishing rates of the disease were
reported among villagers in central
Turkey, studies determined that a
different fibrous mineral was the culprit.
ERIONITE was abundant in native soil
and stone, and so easy to work with
that villagers had used it to build
homes. In the most devastated
communities, known locally as “cancer villages,” mesothelioma rates were off
the charts--responsible for 40 percent
to 50 percent of all deaths. Animal
studies showed erionite to be 100 to
800 times more carcinogenic than
asbestos and, according to a scientific
paper, “almost certainly the most toxic naturally occurring fibrous mineral
known.” In the U.S., medical journals
and news stories presented the Turkish
epidemic as a gruesome, but distant, catastrophe. They largely omitted a key
fact: Erionite deposits are present
scores of sites in at least a dozen
western U.S. states. To read the rest of
this interesting story please click HERE
