EPA and Radon

[JMUCKERHEIDE@delphi.com]

> An earlier posting pointed out an erroneous statement from EPA's "Citizens Guide
> to Radon."  Consider this: In the section on "Facts and Myths" it states
> something to the effect that it is a myth that "the sicientific community
> disagrees on the effects of low level radon exposure.  Its "fact" states that
> CDC and AMA agree that low level radon is a helath risk.  Since when do CDC and
> AMA represent the radiation protection "scientific community?"

EPA uses its advocacy resources and assigned gov't "leadership for rad
protection", and funds, to get many orgs to "sign on" to its misinformation on 
radon, etc., perhaps by going to unknowledgeable "public affairs" and "science 
policy" and "public health" elements of those orgs. Its 'political' science. 

But then, the knowledgeable biology, health, and medical communities isn't
limited to the "radiation protection science community". 

> Harry Reynolds
> 303-966-2708
> Harold.Reynolds.RFETS.gov

Regards, Jim Muckerheide
jmuckerheide@delphi.com
Radiation, Science, and Health