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From: James Kaufman <jim**At_Symbol_Here**LABSAFETY.ORG>
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Scientist says some pollution is good for you - a disputed claim Trump's EPA has embraced
Date: Mar 2, 2019 14:58 UTC
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ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
In-Reply-To: Re: [DCHAS-L] Scientist says some pollution is good for you - a disputed claim Trump's EPA has embraced
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This is total junk science. The entire field of industrial hygiene is based on the dose response model. To assume that any "toxic" has a zero threshold is crazy. The best example is the trace minerals that are necessary to support human life. My morning dose of caffeine is heart healthy but probably carcinogenic just like the alcohol in my red wine. Paracelsus said way back in the late 1400's that "=E2=80=A6"Everything is a poison, nothing is a poison. It is the dose that makes the poison"
I could go on but won't.
The point is that we do need to regulate air pollutants in a sensible manner that considers cost/benefit. The EPA has been out of control for years and needs to be reformed so that they can continue to achieve their mission without hysteria from the press.
Zack