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Re: Eco-extremism
Have you seen Bruce Ames (UCB) studies showing natural carcinogens factor
far more than man-made?
He says that the 2 that are 10 x as likely to cause cancer as any others in
most Americans are -- beer and wine!
Radiation in the UV part of the EM spectrum (sunshine)has been publicized to
cause melanoma when overdosed as on the backs of outback Australians, but in
LLNL worker doses, more UV related to LESS melanoma (as I detailed here a
few months ago)
Ergo, it IS about dose, Bill!
Howard Long
Howard Long
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Prestwich" <prestwic@mcmaster.ca>
To: "Stabin, Michael" <michael.g.stabin@vanderbilt.edu>
Cc: <Radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 6:47 AM
Subject: Re: Eco-extremism
In general, I have always been wary about parallels between chemical or
biological agents and radiation. The belief of the mystics to the contrary,
"man-made" radiation and "natural" radiation is of course identical, because
of its primitive fundamental nature. This is in sharp
contrast to the situation with macromolecules, where a slight alteration in
configuration may produce profoundly different behaviour. I believe it is
claimed that 90% of the pesticides to which mankind is exposed are naturally
produced. However in this instance, unlike the situation
with radiation, it is not necessarily possible to thereby dismiss the
potential hazards of introducing man-made pesticides, since it is probably
impossible to synthesize the entire spectrum. As regards fish farms, a major
concern is the introduction of anti-biotics in the feed. This
apparently is resulting in the evolution of new disease strains with which
the wild fish are unable to cope.
Sincerely,
Bill Prestwich
"Stabin, Michael" wrote:
> This article is only about PCBs in salmon, not radiation, but the
parallels are obvious. Many of us know Steve Milloy's Junk Science web site
and publications (http://www.junkscience.com/), I thought it was interesting
that this kind of analysis got national exposure on Fox News.
>
> Eco-Extremism, Not Science, Behind Fishy Salmon Scare, by Steven Milloy
>
> http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,108570,00.html
>
> Excerpts:
>
> It was gullible media alarmism run amok as even the "scientists" whose
much-reported study appeared in the Jan. 9 issue of "Science" plainly
acknowledged there was no factual basis for concern.
>
> We can expect that the media will ignore such facts in favor of hype ¯
fear-mongering, not level-headedness, attracts readers and viewers.
>
> David Carpenter...is a well-known health-scare hyperventilator who likes
to masquerade as an impartial "expert" from the University of Albany's
Institute for Health and the Environment.
>
> At least the Pew Charitable Trusts are appropriately named. Like their
bogus salmon scare, they stink.
>
> Michael G. Stabin, PhD, CHP
> Assistant Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences
> Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences
> Vanderbilt University
> 1161 21st Avenue South
> Nashville, TN 37232-2675
> Phone (615) 343-0068
> Fax (615) 322-3764
> Pager (615) 835-5153
> e-mail michael.g.stabin@vanderbilt.edu
> internet www.doseinfo-radar.com
>
>
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