Re: Radiophobia

[David Scherer <scherer@uiuc.edu>]

At 12:39 PM 10/10/96 -0500, you wrote:

>>I submit the following:
>>1.  The public's aversion to radiation and the public's reaction to other
>>agents (chemicals) are closely related (common cause).
>>2.  The public reacts as strongly to chemical agents as they do to radiation.
>>3.  The public responds negatively to chemicals with and without  recognized
>>thresholds (e.g. alar).
>>Thus, LNT is not the (main) cause of radiophobia.
>>
>>Could those who attribute radiophobia to LNT explain which of these is
>>incorrect?
>
>Your second premise is the culprit.  Di-nitro-chickenwire is bad, but that
>radiation stuff can REALLY mess you up.
>
So if NCRP (or someone) produces a threshold model they will think differently?

Dave Scherer
scherer@uiuc.edu