> Natural plant products, including essential oils, are considered
> biodegradable and less hazardous than synthetic compounds.
Another view:
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/A/Ames_Causes.html
Excerpts:
"Animal cancer tests are mainly done on synthetic chemicals and
industrial pollutants, yet half of all natural chemicals that have
been tested at the maximum tolerated dose are rodent carcinogens."
"There are about 10,000 or so different natural pesticides in our diet, and
they are usually present at enormously higher levels than synthetic pesticides."
"The amount of potentially carcinogenic pesticide residues consumed in
a year is less than the amount known of rodent carcinogens in a cup of coffee."
"The effort to eliminate synthetic pesticides because of unsubstantiated
fears about residues in food will make fruits and vegetables more
expensive, decrease consumption, and thus increase cancer rates. The
levels of synthetic pesticide residues are trivial in comparison to natural
chemicals, and thus their potential for cancer causation is extremely low."
Paul Cherubini
El Dorado, Calif.
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