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defacto7

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4. Is the amount of Potassium we usually ingest damaging?

Reply to NNadir (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 3, 2018, 11:56 AM

Oct 2018

The argument given refers to radiation damage. We're bombarded by radiation constantly, it's part of being a living biological organism in our universe. How much radiation damage should we allow this adminitration to subject us to for the sake of a buck?

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EPA says a little radiation may be healthy [View all] Rhiannon12866 Oct 2018 OP

That's about the same thing The Radium Girls were told when they worked in New Jersey at no_hypocrisy Oct 2018 #1

Trump wants to get rid of safety regulations that we've developed over a few generations Rhiannon12866 Oct 2018 #2

It is nonetheless true that if we limited all radiation... NNadir Oct 2018 #3

Is the amount of Potassium we usually ingest damaging? defacto7 Oct 2018 #4

Undoubtedly over the centuries of human existance... NNadir Oct 2018 #6

Great reply. defacto7 Oct 2018 #7

Thank you for your kind words. The text contained syntactic errors from my inability to... NNadir Oct 2018 #8

Personally, I think the heading should read, "EPA says a little radiation damage defacto7 Oct 2018 #5