MARSHA STEJSKAL
Photos of Rosebery residents outside DHHS office in Hobart 6th July Protesting. Protesting on Parliament House lawns, July 5.
And a statement …
Statement of Dr. Chrissie Pickin from D.H.H.S. to one of poisoned Rosebery residents:
“As zinc and nickel are essential/ important nutrients I am pleased that you have some in your red blood cells”
What are Mrs. Pickin qualifications?
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts15.html#bookmark05
How can nickel affect my health?
The most common harmful health effect of nickel in humans is an allergic reaction. Approximately 10-20% of the population is sensitive to nickel. People can become sensitive to nickel when jewelry or other things containing it are in direct contact with the skin for a long time. Once a person is sensitized to nickel, further contact with the metal may produce a reaction. The most common reaction is a skin rash at the site of contact. The skin rash may also occur at a site away from the site of contact. Less frequently, some people who are sensitive to nickel have asthma attacks following exposure to nickel. Some sensitized people react when they consume food or water containing nickel or breathe dust containing it.
People working in nickel refineries or nickel-processing plants have experienced chronic bronchitis and reduced lung function. These persons breathed amounts of nickel much higher than levels found normally in the environment. Workers who drank water containing high amounts of nickel had stomach ache and suffered adverse effects to their blood and kidneys.
Damage to the lung and nasal cavity has been observed in rats and mice breathing nickel compounds. Eating or drinking large amounts of nickel has caused lung disease in dogs and rats and has affected the stomach, blood, liver, kidneys, and immune system in rats and mice, as well as their reproduction and development.
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