Re: "Tritium on Ice"

[RuthWeiner@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 10/1/2002 5:27:20 PM Mountain Daylight Time, 

jjcohen@prodigy.net writes:



<< Apparently, there is a tendency by people to equate delectability with 

hazard. When we couldn't detect it, we weren't worried about it. Once it was 

known to be there, it became a problem.  I wonder whether the fact that 

radioactivity is so readily detectable even in minute quantities might, to 

some extent,  account for the inordinate fears related to it.      Jerry

  >>

Well, that would certainly explain a lot.  EPA confuses detectability with 

hazard in may instances.



Ruth



RuthF. Weiner, Ph. D.

ruthweiner@aol.com

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