PVA

[Ron Nossaman]

Doing some educational surfing as I waited for the coffee to kick in this 
morning, I learned a few things about our old pal polyvinyl acetate. This 
stuff isn't just in our adhesives, it's everywhere. Among the many uses 
that I wasn't aware of are, as a protective and moisture retentive coating 
for fruit, an ingredient of chewing gum, and a spray application for soil 
moisture and erosion control. I don't know what it takes to make the stuff, 
but in use it's reported to be environmentally friendly and benign. Like so 
many things, we apparently eat more of it than we know.
Ron N