[Rhodes22-list] fabulon alert (non sailing related)

[john Belanger]

for those of you who may not have heard of this finding yet: fabulon, used as a floor finish in the 50's and 60's, appears to have high levels of pcb's contained in its formula. heres a link to a reuters article:
   
   http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080117/hl_nm/pollution_floors_dc;_ylt=Arb8b47shfHYZ_KIuHesBrOs0NUE
   
  if true, this could be worse than asbestos. i remember this stuff.  for finishing a wood floor, it was the highest quality stuff you could buy. bowling alleys and gymnasiums used it alot.

       
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