Mike -
That's because they "understand" chlorine ... it's that stuff you put in
swimming pools to keep them clean <grin> ... but anything radioactive or
nuclear conjures up images of the boogey-man.
My $0.02 worth ...
Jim Hardeman
>>> "Michael G. Stabin" <michael.g.stabin@vanderbilt.edu> 8/16/2002 7:30:50 >>> Another chlorine leak on Wed: "A chlorine gas leak
created a toxic cloud that sickened more than 50 chemical plant workers and
neighbors and closed two highways Wednesday...Two mobile home parks near the
plant were evacuated..."When the firefighters come to your door with gas masks
on, it's like World War III," trailer park resident Rosemary Benson said.
Mike
Michael G. Stabin, PhD, CHP
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