Re: dose limits for members of the public

[BLHamrick@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 02/12/2002 4:08:25 PM Pacific Standard Time, chris.davey@cancerboard.ab.ca writes:



> If what Sandy says below is truly the result....  so be it.  But I don't believe that it is true, any more than it would be true for 'audio'
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> radiation:
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> The fact that we know that low levels of 'audio' radiation are harmless does not mean that, in circumstances where levels are high, we do not provide
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> hearing protection, sound insulation, or engineer alternatives which run more quietly.


I agree.  We may raise the threshhold of concern, but that doesn't mean we would willy-nilly allow the use of radiation and radioactive materials without continued oversight, and regulatory controls.  I would think the threshholds for posting, reporting, controlling, etc. would be increased, but certainly not disappear.


Barbara L. Hamrick