Coles are Selling a Hazardous Insecticide
Coles are selling, for indoor use, an insecticide that should not be used indoors. The active ingredient in their …
Safety
Are home products flammable?
From time to time I get asked whether any home products that we buy are a fire risk, particularly products …
Is Water Fluoridation Safe?
The short answer is yes, it is, but it’s easy to understand why some people think it isn’t. When we …
Is Julian Cribb Right?
Last week, during Dr Karl’s segment on 720 ABC radio in Perth, he had a guest by the name of …
Why is Fertilizer Explosive?
Why is fertilizer explosive? The answer is not obvious, and for years after the invention of ammonium nitrate, people didn’t …
Toxic Gas at Burswood?
Reported on the news tonight was a “toxic chlorine gas” scare at the Burswood resort. It apparently was caused by …
Exploding Roach Bombs
A house in Middle Swan was blown up by roach bombs yesterday. What happened? Are these things dangerous? The short …
Bicycle Day
Before there was “ride to work day” there was Bicycle Day. Ask any hippie. This commemorates the day back LSD …
Is it Unsafe to Use a Gas Stove Without a Flue?
A caller to my radio show on 2UE asked about the hazards of either a woodburning stove or gas stove …