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http://ekbtv.blogspot.com/Health EffectsThe health effects of the different barium compounds depend on how well the specific barium compound dissolves in water. For example, barium sulfate does not dissolve well in water and has few adverse health effects. Doctors sometimes give barium sulfate orally or by placing it directly in the rectum of patients for purposes of making x-rays of the stomach or intestines. The use of this particular barium compound in this type of medical test is not harmful to people. Barium compounds such as barium acetate, barium carbonate, barium chloride, barium hydroxide, barium nitrate, and barium sulfide that dissolve in water can cause adverse health effects. Most of what we know comes from studies in which a small number of individuals were exposed to fairly large amounts of barium for short periods. Eating or drinking very large amounts of barium compounds that dissolve in water may cause paralysis or death in a few individuals. Some people who eat or drink somewhat smaller amounts of barium for a short period may potentially have difficulties in breathing, increased blood pressure, changes in heart rhythm, stomach irritation, minor changes in blood, muscle weakness, changes in nerve reflexes, swelling of the brain, and damage to the liver, kidney, heart, and spleen. One study showed that people who drank water containing as much as 10 ppm of barium for 4 weeks did not have increased blood pressure or abnormal heart rhythms. We have no reliable information about the possible health effects in humans who are exposed to barium by breathing or by direct skin contact. However, many of the health effects might be similar to those seen after eating or drinking barium. We have no information about the ability of barium to cause birth defects or affect reproduction in humans. Barium has not been shown to cause cancer in humans.The health effects of barium have been studied more often in experimental animals than in humans. Rats that ate or drank barium over short periods had build-up of fluid in the trachea (windpipe), swelling and irritation of the intestines, changes in organ weights, decreased body weight, and increased numbers of deaths. Rats that ate or drank barium over long periods had increased blood pressure and changes in the function and chemistry of the heart. Mice that ate or drank barium over a long period had a shorter life span. We have no reliable information about the health effects in experimental animals that are exposed to barium by breathing or by direct skin contact. We also have no reliable information to tell whether barium causes cancer or birth defects in experimental animals.The Department of Health and Human Services, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, and EPA have not classified barium as to its carcinogenicity.Yesterday, Kelli and I saw several criss cross trails over the Hollywood Beach Broadwalk. Kelli asked me why she's never heard about them in the news. This morning as we were having coffee on the balcony over looking the Ocean...I took this footage of another spraying over the area.For more info go to - http://video.google.com/videoplay?doc...
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Health Effects Institute
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