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|    RichD to Frank    |
|    Re: fish products    |
|    20 Jul 16 15:44:31    |
      From: r_delaney2001@yahoo.com              On July 18, Frank wrote:       >> I saw a review of a book, like "The inner life of fish",       >> some kind of tree hugger stuff.       >> Anyhow, the reviewer mentioned that fish are       >> farmed and used in making cosmetics, linoleum,       >> insecticides, and paint.       >> Any chemists care to elaborate on this assertion?              > I don't know any details but would assume that fish are farmed like any       > other animal. The bulk would go for food but there would be a lot of       > leftovers like heads and scales and guts that could be put to other       > uses.              It appears that fish oil has been studied intensively,       with many uses.              Likely it contains compounds which can be       economically obtained from farmed fish, but       otherwise difficult to manufacture.              --       Rich              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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