I understand that you do not want to post further but I will, for at least my own sake, respond to what has been written.
Not applicable was referring to a salt seller, not a plastic seller. Can Bob comment on salt? Absolutely! Can he respond to questions about polymers, resins, inks, dyes, or plastics? Maybe. I don't know what his Organic Chemistry background is.
Many things made for human consumption are not good for animals and some are not so great for people either.
I have been in a motorhome with plastic tasting water. Does being in a motorhome mean that its safe/dangerous? As I said before, testing is required. Does the plastic taste mean its safe for an aquarium? Again, more tests are needed. Chloramines are safe for human consumption. I think you know that they are not safe for fish. Safe for human consumption does not mean safe for fish. There are many otems thought safe for human consumption and opps were pulled off of the market after they were tested.
The failure is not mine. The failure is that there have not been tests to demonstrate plastic is safe for fish. IO cannot be a failure because it doesn't even make the buckets it uses and has to assume as you do that if people can eat off of it then it must be safe for fish to swim in water stored in it.
I gave justification and kept it civil. If you choose to not post then fine. It doesn't look like we will connect the dots in the same way. I don't personally understand how working in medical research in some form makes you familiar with conflicts of interest but I will take your word for it.
Since you work in medical research you might be familiar with the practice of washing both plastic utensils and glassware in a lab when they are new unless they were already washed and were sealed to maintain sterility. Why do medical researchers do that?
As you are new I am going to make an assumption. Forgive me if I am wrong. I am a proponent of NSW. Mr. Del Prete and I have disagreed on the efficacy of NSW but I do not use his salt. NSW can introduce a whole other realm of nasties to water. Ergo, there cannot be a conflict of interest with me here. I do however respect him because he is well educated in the realm of chemistry (at least in inorganic chemistry) and has a pretty good amount of hands on experience as well. While we disagree, our post count is high because we are here to help and answer questions. I have given a very large number of things to think about on this thread as I do on many threads. MDP and I will, I think, agree that a high post count does not equal intelligence. A low post count does not either.
I have not yet frowned but I admit I did sigh two times.
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