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To: paret who wrote (650)	9/9/2005 9:58:51 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1118

I don't dispute what your immunologist friend says as a general principle, but I don't believe that there are any chemical plants within Orleans Parish. There are plenty of chemical plants on the banks of the Mississippi River upriver and downriver from Orleans Parish. The toxicologists call that "Cancer Alley." Also, Jefferson Parish, but across the river from the flooded area, and never the twain shall meet, at least not this time. And downriver in Chalmette, but that's downriver. Not to minimize the potentially deadly effects from bacteria, viruses, and chemical contamination, New Orleans just doesn't have those chemical plants. One plant that makes industrial gas, Air Products, which is on the Industrial Canal, and did get water damage. They make hydrogen there, which doesn't use terribly toxic precursors. Greenpeace has a list of plants in the general vicinity, but if you know the area, you'll see that the big bad plants are upriver and didn't get hit. greenpeace.org