You knew this was coming, I seem to have little respect for this government agency, mostly because it seems so bong in politics, but instead of bashing them outright, perhaps a few questions are in order.
Why are emission from bakeries regulated, but mercury from power plants not?
Why is nitrogen seen as the bad guy, when it is food?
How long after the Bangladesh disaster, was arsenic levels changed?
How come PCB's are a probable carcinogen?
How come the EPA water regulation for municipal water is so much tougher than the FDA's for bottled water?
And what does it mean to return nitrogen levels in the Sound to 1500 levels, when they have not significantly changed since they have been measured?
I offer no answers, only questions.
I will simply say that I am an expert in this field and my qualifications are in the side bar.
This is Me:
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The information contained in this blog is the result of my many years of experience and does not necessarily represent the views or policy of any organization I belong to or work for.
Qualifications:
So the question is who am I?
How can I say anything about the environment?
I have worked in the environmental field for over 30 years, in a local Health Department, a not for profit environmental agency, a private environmental consulting lab and at a big oil company.
I have publish research papers on salt contamination from treatment discharges effecting well water and preemptive closures of bathing at beaches. I have presented at the American Public Health Association, The National Environmental Association, the Association for the Advancement of Sciences and the USEPA.
I have been an expert witness for environmental issues in various legal proceedings and my research and the information has influenced policy makers on all levels of government.
Finally, I have my Environmental R.S. License.
How can I say anything about the environment?
I have worked in the environmental field for over 30 years, in a local Health Department, a not for profit environmental agency, a private environmental consulting lab and at a big oil company.
I have publish research papers on salt contamination from treatment discharges effecting well water and preemptive closures of bathing at beaches. I have presented at the American Public Health Association, The National Environmental Association, the Association for the Advancement of Sciences and the USEPA.
I have been an expert witness for environmental issues in various legal proceedings and my research and the information has influenced policy makers on all levels of government.
Finally, I have my Environmental R.S. License.
Additional Information:
My work has not been confined to analytical chemistry or the environment since I deal with microbiology, entomology and epidemiology and a daily basis. I have worked with the Centers for disease Control (CDC), The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), The Environmental Protection agency (USEPA) and various Connecticut State Environmental and Health Agencies in each of their areas of expertise, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station (CAES), The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Department of Aquaculture and the Department of Health.
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2 comments:
also, why are chemicals innocent until proven guilty instead of the other way 'round? I second your opinion of this agency that's more concerned with politics than with public safety.
I thought about what you said for a while and you may be disappointed in my response.
Everything on this earth is made of chemicals, that's the hard part, the worst part is that some of the worst chemicals are all natural, not man made at all.
Good examples are lead or arsenic or digitalis, all extreme poisons. A stranger one is copper, an essential nutrient, but at higher levels toxic. More difficult are the different toxins produced by molds. All very toxic and some carcinogenic.
The issue of politics is however, where we agree.
They regulate what is politically comfortable. You will not see a movie such as was made on the CDC's fight to recognize AIDs as more than a "Gay" issue.
It seems really strange that I take this stance since portions of the EPA actually respect my own work.
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