11-02-2008, 12:52 AM
I agree. What we see so much of nowadays is that as we increase our ability to detect smaller and smaller concentrations of contaminants, the maximum allowed concentration of those contaminants tends to get lower and lower. The truth is, we don't know what level is "safe". The same is true for most of the carcinogins. We have the same situation with arsenic in drinking water. The EPA lowered the maximum contaminat level from 50 ppb to 10 ppb, putting a tremendous strain on very small water systems to reduce their arsenic levels, even though nobody anywhere has the slightest idea what level is "safe". Very few of the limits on various contaminants have any scientific basis, but rather are based on our ability to detect them or to remove them. I personally will choose to eat. [
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To give you an idea of how small an amount 1 ppb is, it's the equivalent of 1 drop of impurity in 25,000 gallons of water, or a small swimming pool.
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] To give you an idea of how small an amount 1 ppb is, it's the equivalent of 1 drop of impurity in 25,000 gallons of water, or a small swimming pool.
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