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By Ted Williams
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Reader Comments:
That is pretty disturbing stuff.
Why would they do this?
Big bidness triumphs again. The EPA, feeling heat from the chambers of commerce (chambers of horrors, is more like it), kowtows to that heat, forsaking public health and safety for Big bidness' sorry-ass story line about how EPA regulations are stifling their profits. When, oh when, will regular folks wake up to this chicanery? Don't answer, I think I know the answer.
Back in 1978, I talked with a scientist who was running experiments on the effects of low lead exposure on monkeys. He used a computer to analyze many series of photos of money behavior at various levels of exposure, and he discovered that the computer could detect definite behavior changes that weren't noticeable to observing humans.
I asked him what a safe level of lead exposure for humans might be, based on what he was seeing, and his answer was "We're seeing behavior changes at even the lowest levels. I don't think there is a safe level." A quarter-century later, and we're still letting our toddlers' brains be curdled by lead. Incredible.