Re: interesting one. Indians suing US gov for moldy records boxes.

[Guest guest]

This is very interesting to me. First, I would analogize the " records " to

school books and materials because they are ususally made of paper. Second, I

would address the most important word for me, in the document. " Speciation " - I

cannot tell you how many times I have had something cultured and asked if it was

" speciated out " - in particular sinus and urinary tract infections.

Labs and docs can tell you that you have a " germ " but not the type. How can

they " match " the correct medication? This leads to overuse of antibiotics. They

can't and it is guesswork on their part. And hostile practice of medicine.

The other issue is the archive issue and the carelessness displayed, which I

suspect is widespread. During the Second World War, the Nazis stole much

artwork in the countries they pillaged, and some of it ended up in Siberia. For

whatever reason, the place of " archival " was one that did not contribute to the

degradation of the artwork.

Archivists of records should look to " museum quality " techniques to preserve

valuable ancient documents. There are graduate programs in artwork

preservation. It is unacceptable for them to be left in a place to decay.

The irony is that the records preservation issue may ultimately assist the human

health issues. An inanimate object or document can " speak for itself " by its

condition, but a human must scream and holler to the medical people charged with

providing care.

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> _http://www.justice.gov/civil/cases/cobell/docs/pdf/05152008_notice.pdf_

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> I don't really get this case. Just skimmed it. But, what is the big deal

> about seven moldy records boxes that the Indians would sue the US gov over?

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[Guest guest]

I think it already has helped but we don't connect the dots and neither does

main stream medicine. The MMS is chlorine dioxide and is dirt cheap and can be

taken in small doses to combat many pathogens but most in the medical industrial

complex won't make money off of it so it will never be used as a treatment

option when in fact it has the potential to kill and cure many infections.

CHLORINE DIOXIDE: A TREATMENT FOR MOLD IN LIBRARIES

" Chlorine dioxide is commonly used as a biocidal agent in water treatment

applications, paper manufacturing, and many branches of the food processing

industry.2 It can be used in both aqueous and gaseous forms, and has recently

gained notoriety as the agent used to combat anthrax in the Hart Senate Building

on Capitol Hill, and U.S. postal facilities in New Jersey and Washington, D.C.

Because of its history of use by various industries, statistical data on

chlorine dioxide's safety is available from the U.S. Environmental Protection

Agency, and the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Agency.3 A chlorine dioxide

wet wipe solution was used by workers to clean the exterior of each book in the

affected section of the 1932 decks. Employees wore gloves and applied the

chemical with cheesecloth pads. The books were spread out and dried, then

reshelved. Shortly thereafter, additional problems with the air handling system

occurred that permitted more mold to grow in the same area. Once the system was

repaired, a hand-held fogger filled with a gaseous solution of <0.02% activated,

stabilized chlorine dioxide was used to fog the decks, as well as the air

system's intake and outtake vents. Despite a later problem with the air handling

system that caused temperature and humidity to fluctuate, no further mold

outbreaks have occurred in this area. "

http://www.archival.com/newsletters/apnewsvol10no3.pdf

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> > _http://www.justice.gov/civil/cases/cobell/docs/pdf/05152008_notice.pdf_

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> > I don't really get this case. Just skimmed it. But, what is the big deal

> > about seven moldy records boxes that the Indians would sue the US gov over?

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