"Every convenience we use is a compound of dozens of metals, solvents, petroleum derivatives and chemicals. In our single use, sterile society we don’t think of what we leave behind. But that doesn’t change the fact that those concentrated elements are all around us.

Every house fire is a toxic waste dump. When whole towns go up… all those substances end up on and in everything left behind."

This is a perfect one paragraph explanation of the issue. I'm going to use this. How do you want to be cited?

A link to this comment or to your profile?

Or.

Just, "-David".

Which is only slightly better than "Anon".