Doug,<div><br></div><div>Good info, particularly from someone who is trained to know about this sort of thing. Thanks.</div><div><br></div><div>Yes, embarrassing when it's our own folks who propagate the misinformation. Intelligence is not a prerequisite for this line of work.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I don't snort it either, and try to avoid the dust...like I try to avoid any dust. I certainly don't obsess over it. </div><div><br></div><div>-- <br><div>John Formsma, RPT<br></div><div>Blue Mountain, MS</div>
</div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Douglas Gregg <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:classicpianodoc@gmail.com" target="_blank">classicpianodoc@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Joe,<br>
I am not sure where you are finding your information on Teflon. As<br>
long as you don't heat it (as in a fry pan) over 440 degrees F, it is<br>
quite safe. Teflon is used extensively in medical implants because it<br>
has bee shown to be completely non-reactive in the body.<br>
<br>
As a pathologist, I have never seen or heard of any cases of<br>
inhalation pneumonitis resulting from Teflon powder inhalation.<br>
<br>
I did a Medline search just to see if there were any reports of<br>
pneumonitis from the use or production of Teflon powder. I got zero<br>
hits. Clearly, I am not recommending snorting Teflon powder, but in<br>
normal daily use with reasonable care, it is safe.<br>
<br><b>
The only hits on google are from this PTG forum. That is embarrassing.</b><br>
<br>
Douglas Gregg<br>
Classic Piano Doc<br>
Veterinary pathologist- retired<br>
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Message: 5<br>
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 21:18:37 -0400<br>
From: Joe Wiencek <<a href="mailto:joespiano@gmail.com">joespiano@gmail.com</a>><br>
To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br>
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Teflon<br>
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I don't think you can bring up this subject enough. I don't believe<br>
the manufacturer is the best source to trust on the safety of ANY<br>
chemical or food product. It's not in their commercial interest. The<br>
form that piano technicians use most, the microfine teflon powder, or<br>
any fine powder for that matter can settle in the lungs and be<br>
extremely difficult to remove.<br>
<br>
If you want to understand how fluoride became ubiquitous in dental<br>
health and municipal water supplies all over, do a bit of research on<br>
weapons manufacturers that had a very nasty and toxic by-product they<br>
didn't know how to dispose of. But don't go to the ADA or mainstream<br>
media for that info, because you won't find it there.<br>
<br>
Joe Wiencek<br>
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