Re: Radiation hormesis

["Sandy Perle" <sandyfl@earthlink.net>]

> Even IF there is a demonstrable hormetic effect, how does one assure that the 
> "beneficial" dose from contaminated scrap metal plus nuclear power plants 
> plus fossil-fuel power plants plus radwaste disposal facilities plus 
> household radon plus doctors' offices plus dentists' offices plus high-flying 
> airliners plus...plus...plus...is still "beneficial"?  

As far as nuclear power, the answer is easy. Let's shut them all 
down, and the "benefit" of having them versus not, will become 
quite apparent!

Sandy Perle
E-Mail: sandyfl@earthlink.net 
Personal Website: http://www.geocities.com/capecanaveral/1205

"The object of opening the mind, as of opening 
the mouth, is to close it again on something solid"
              - G. K. Chesterton -
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