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oh come on now!!!! the fish are down (or up) the food chain parts per whatever of the chemical has been diluted in the eco-system that it isn't biodegrading is a problem the real problem is rotenone was sold "over the counter" any gardener has had access to use and abuse for years as well as farmers do you wash your veggies and fruit? rotenone is now used as an alternative to MPTP for inducing a laboratory model for parkinsons exact dosages for exposure must be readily available search pub med on "rotenone parkinson" flame on ray strand ps:at work or i'd quote the pub med article saved on my home computer info so upsetting Don Diswinka wrote: > > Marjorie. > > I am not trying to start a flame war but: > > OOC(out of curiosity) who made that great conclusion. > The chemical company who sells it??? > > So what would be the calculation if human was a child? 50 lbs and ate > toxic cooked fish over the period of 10 years? > > Since rotenone kills fish how does one guarantee that EVERY fish caught will > ONLY contain 100ppb of rotenone???? > > IMHO if this was not tested on humans( came from data of humans that had > consumed this toxic fish over a period of time), to come to that conclusion, > there is little or no validity in the calculations, just a vague assumption > of validity. > > Don > 51/3 PD+ > > snip > > > Q. Is it safe to eat fish killed by rotenone? > > Calculations that address a worst case situation indicate that a 132 pound > > person would have to consume 535 pounds of raw fish containing 100 ppb > > rotenone to acquire a toxic dose. Cooking destroys rotenone so there would > > be a further loss of any residues during cooking. However, because no > > tolerance (acceptable residue level permitted in fish flesh) has been set > > by EPA, the consumption of rotenone killed fish cannot be recommended. > > > > > > just me, > > Marjorie