Edited by author 01-18-2006 06:45 PM
Matt,

I'm sad because you don't know the implication of silicosis even among rock mine workers. I'm sad because of your ignorance to death of rock mine workers due to inhalation of dust. We worked with rock companies, those who are newly hired have no lung problems.After several years of working in the mine, these people started coughing & experiencing lung congestion, joint problems and sinus irritation. These illness even intensify with those people who smoke! There are places for such activities but not right next to residents, especially to children! There's a study on animals - such as chickens and horses who are exposed to rock mining and the study showed that they are also affected by the dust inhalation resulting to severe lung congestion and death. If you are an operator in a rock crusher, I would suggest you wear a mask that can filter PM 2.5 or less. After a days work, check the mask and see how much dirt you're getting. Or don't even bother wearing a mask, just clean your nostril.If you are the owner, I guess you're a happy person since you're getting a lot of money from the business while incapacitating the people that work for you. Remember the illness manifest itself after so many years through accumulation of fine particles and scarring of the lung tissues well even after retirement period! This is about protecting the irreplaceable health of the people

The purpose of the website is not to get rid of the mines in Florida but (a.)To put it in appropriate places far from residents,- such as the rock mines in Miami (b) To help & provide information to the county and its residents.

Thank you for the suggestion, but we already have REAL JOBS!!!!!Some are nurses, doctors, etc. We donate our time and even work after work hours just to serve and protect the community's health & well-being. In fact, Mr. Stickles- one of the residents, spent a lot of time finding a place for them to mine. He found one selling for $10M, right next to SR 70 at St. Lucie County, with no people around it. If Dickerson Florida bought the property and mine it, the revenue for them would have been billions of dollars!

The company is cheap and deceitful!If you want statistics and information. I would suggest spending some time and read all the articles posted on the website and other scientific journals, that's only a part of all the work we did, we have boxes and boxes of information about the proposed rock mine!

Thank you for participating in the forum.