Mercury and Lead: The Fallacy of “Safe” Levels the Government Wants You to Believe
Submitted by Professor Ben-Joseph on Fri, 2017-08-04 09:32Mercury and Lead: The Fallacy of “Safe” Levels
by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. WorldMercuryProject.org
In our toxin-filled world, we often look to government agencies to tell us what levels of exposure we should consider safe or unsafe. If our exposure does not exceed an agency-determined threshold, we assume there is little cause for concern.
How do regulatory agencies determine these thresholds?
There is considerable evidence to suggest that safety limits are often arbitrary and do not accurately flag risks.