[Artemisia] Off Topic - Propane Tank Warning

[BECKY LEISHMAN]

Very interesting. 

Guess the moral of that story is... own your own tanks... that way, you know exactly where they have been. 


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Zafirah Tahreer Bint Al Riyah<mailto:zemlar at yahoo.com> 
  To: Artemisia Aerie<mailto:artemisia at lists.gallowglass.org> ; Black Hands of Merchold<mailto:black_hands_of_merchold at yahoogroups.com> 
  Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 3:07 PM
  Subject: [Artemisia] Off Topic - Propane Tank Warning


  Forgive the Off Topic message but this is serious. 
  Considering how many of us use these tanks for camping
  events, it is critical we educate ourselves about
  these kinds of dangers.

  Below is some valuable information about propane tanks
  that many of us purchase at propane tank exchange
  centers.

  Meth cooks are getting propane tanks from exchanges at
  Wal-Mart and other grocery stores and emptying them of
  propane.  Then, they are filling them with anhydrous
  ammonia.

  After they are finished with them, they return them to
  the store.  They are then refilled with propane and
  sent back for you and me to buy.  Anhydrous ammonia is
  very corrosive and weakens the structure of the tank. 
  It can be very dangerous when mixed with propane and
  hooked up to our grills, etc.

  You should inspect the propane tank for any blue or
  greenish residue around the valve areas.  If it is
  present, refuse to purchase that one.

  Check out the following website for more details,
  including photos showing examples of the blue-green
  stain left on brass portions of valves.
   

  http://www.npga.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=529<http://www.npga.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=529>



  Zafirah Tahreer Bint Al Riyah
  MKA: Erika Andrach

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