Re[2]: Access to Energy and Bernie Cohen

[Randall_F_Brich@RL.gov]

     Why is it then that EPA can revise the Clean Air Act requirements for 
     particulate matter based on exactly these sorts of studies, ie., 
     ecological? Could it be that EPA only accepts the ecological studies 
     that support their position; and, ignores the rest?
     
     randall_f_brich@rl.gov


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Subject: Re: Access to Energy and Bernie Cohen
Author:  Darryl Kaurin <kaurin@mail.sep.bnl.gov> at -MailLink
Date:    2/6/97 8:23 AM


At 11:17 AM 2/5/97 -0600, you wrote:

>Another comment is: "The conclusion (from Dr. Cohen's work) to be drawn 
>is that, if you live in a home with radon levels higher than normal (but 
>not rediculously high, which is rare), you have a lower than normal 
>chance of contracting lung cancer."
>
     
I believe such a statement is called an ecological fallacy.  Dr. Cohen has 
been careful to not make this error in his work.
     
Sincerely,
     
Darryl Kaurin, Ph.D.
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Safety and Environmental Protection Division 
Building 535A
Upton, NY 11973-5000
(516)344-3166
kaurin@mail.sep.bnl.gov
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