"Dan Rock" <danrock@wowway.com> wrote in message
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> You will also get by products from engine wear. Most piston rings are[/color]
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> with chromium, a toxic metal.[/color]

Chromium is toxic? Funny... I take chromium supplements.

Seriously, though, if there are any toxic metals in the oil, they will
be in trace amounts. If you clean the oil out of the pot, there will
be, at the very most, a trace of oil. A trace of a trace isn't going to
be even detectable.

If you're really worried about it, clean the pot, then boil some water
in it. Boil it for a long time so it'll have plenty of time to pick up
and concentrate anything that might be left on the pot. Then, send a
sample to a lab.

While you're at it, send a sample straight from the supply as a control.
If you find anything in the boiled water, I would be willing to bet that
it's in the supply, too.

If you're still worried, I'll be happy to take the pot off of your
hands. I'll put it to good use. :-)



Ray