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orthoclad

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1. We use the wrong paradigm with toxics

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Thu Jan 25, 2024, 05:48 PM

Jan 2024

We say "prove they're harmful" rather than "prove they're safe". So we don't act until massive damage has been proved.

This is statistically complicated by the difficulty in tracing one specific cause when toxins are ubiquitous. When people are exposed to a dozen carcinogens, which one do we blame?

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We use the wrong paradigm with toxics orthoclad Jan 2024 #1