Sir, - It is gravely wrong to proceed with plans for municipal waste incinerators in Ireland at present. We do not have a study of the levels of dioxins and other chemicals in the tissues of a random sample of the Irish population. Indeed, Ireland is almost unique in Europe in this respect. We have been unable to obtain funding to carry out such a study and urgently request that this study be carried out. - Yours, etc.,
Dr Elizabeth Cullen Cochair, Irish Doctors' Environmental Association, Killarney, Co Kerry.