[ RadSafe ] NO safe radiation

[jjcohen at prodigy.net]

How is it possible to demonstrate that anything is harmless? Isn't that like
proving a negative--- which is impossible?!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bernard Cohen" <blc+ at pitt.edu>
To: "Dave Biela" <Dave.Biela at wvnsco.com>
Cc: <radsafe at radlab.nl>
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 8:09 AM
Subject: [ RadSafe ] NO safe radiation


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> "The scientific research base shows that there is no threshold of
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> >exposure below which low levels of ionized radiation can be
> >demonstrated to be harmless or beneficial," said Richard R. Monson, the
> >panel chairman and a professor of epidemiology at
> >Harvard's School of Public Health.
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>           ---There are millions of substances for which exposure to low
> levels cannot be demonstrated to be harmless. Does that mean that they
> are harmful? I don't understand this convoluted reasoning.
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