>the msds reads that the lubricant is polyethylene...

> >Not sure that is good for the environment either.
>

Would not take long to research.  Try
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17365139

Polyethylene is made from ethylene, a natural plant hormone, used in
ripening of fruit.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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