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updated tue 9 oct 01

 

iandol on mon 8 oct 01


Dear Ralph Loewenthal,

You say <to you and your neighbours.>>

I agree. At close quarters such kiln effluents can have a very bad =
effect on your respiratory system.

But the big problem with both Sodium chloride and the Sodium carbonate =
vapour glazing is that the chemistry we read about or are taught about =
has never been validated by laboratory investigations. Yet many people =
accept it as a true fact. Writing published to support the old theories =
does not have necessary exclusive controls applied by scientific method.

As I have written before, until this work has been done we will always =
be prevented from using these valid ceramic methods by ignorant officers =
of whichever State we live in, unless categorical research is completed.

Best regards,

Ivor Lewis. Redhill, South Australia