flacaltenn
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- Jun 9, 2011
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Well there it is.. The religious environmental zealot end game. This is where we left off a year ago about water purity.. You failed to show a medically acceptable level of harm -- so you're off on fictional tales of death and destruction based on the flawed ZERO level of exposure theorem from your bible.
Forget the numbers in those studies you collected. You just want to be a non-scientific idealogue and junk the quantization of risk. Because society should be free of ALL risk.. That's a political argument or a religious argument -- not something in the Science section.
Despite your wailings to the contrary -- I stand by the statement. No doctor is gonna TREAT for a blood lead level of 2.0uG/dL. Especially because we didn't even get into the lab accuracy of such readings. And the established normal limits are STILL 10uG/dL. Go lobby to get them lowered based on EVIDENCE that public is endangered.
For instance -- I provide you with a link BIASED towards your beliefs. THESE FOLKS also parrot the "there is no safe level of lead" gospel BUT ----- Note their recommendations on pediatric exposure...
Blood Lead Level Chart - American Lead Poisoning Help Association, Inc.
Class Blood lead concentration (µg/dl) Comment
I <= 9 Re-screen in 1 year. No additional action necessary unless exposure sources change.
IIA 10 - 14 Your child is lead poisoned. Nutritional and educational interventions and morefrequent screening are required.
IIB 15 - 19 Nutritional and educational interventions and more frequent screening are required.An environmental investigation and intervention should be done.
III 20 - 44 Pharmacological treatment of lead poisoning may be required. Your child shouldreceive an environmental evaluation and remediation, and a medical evaluation.
IV 45 - 69 Your child will need both medical and environmental interventions, including chelation therapy.
V >= 70 This is a medical emergency. Medical and environmental management must begin immediately. Levels over 70 can cause convulsions, coma, and death.
So even the anti-crusaders don't want you running for medical intervention until verified testing indicates levels almost 10 times higher than ANYTHING associated with ETS...
Guess we're done. Unless we want to take up those pediatric asthma studies now.. I'm sure we could clarify the numbers for you and put things in a much less hysterical perspective..
.....or maybe not..
Forget the numbers in those studies you collected. You just want to be a non-scientific idealogue and junk the quantization of risk. Because society should be free of ALL risk.. That's a political argument or a religious argument -- not something in the Science section.
Despite your wailings to the contrary -- I stand by the statement. No doctor is gonna TREAT for a blood lead level of 2.0uG/dL. Especially because we didn't even get into the lab accuracy of such readings. And the established normal limits are STILL 10uG/dL. Go lobby to get them lowered based on EVIDENCE that public is endangered.
For instance -- I provide you with a link BIASED towards your beliefs. THESE FOLKS also parrot the "there is no safe level of lead" gospel BUT ----- Note their recommendations on pediatric exposure...
Blood Lead Level Chart - American Lead Poisoning Help Association, Inc.
Class Blood lead concentration (µg/dl) Comment
I <= 9 Re-screen in 1 year. No additional action necessary unless exposure sources change.
IIA 10 - 14 Your child is lead poisoned. Nutritional and educational interventions and morefrequent screening are required.
IIB 15 - 19 Nutritional and educational interventions and more frequent screening are required.An environmental investigation and intervention should be done.
III 20 - 44 Pharmacological treatment of lead poisoning may be required. Your child shouldreceive an environmental evaluation and remediation, and a medical evaluation.
IV 45 - 69 Your child will need both medical and environmental interventions, including chelation therapy.
V >= 70 This is a medical emergency. Medical and environmental management must begin immediately. Levels over 70 can cause convulsions, coma, and death.
So even the anti-crusaders don't want you running for medical intervention until verified testing indicates levels almost 10 times higher than ANYTHING associated with ETS...
Guess we're done. Unless we want to take up those pediatric asthma studies now.. I'm sure we could clarify the numbers for you and put things in a much less hysterical perspective..
.....or maybe not..
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