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I am so glad to know that mercury is a safe substance to take in. GIVE ME A BREAK!!!!!
HOUSE COMMITTEE DOWNPLAYS HEALTH RISKS OF MERCURY
In an astonishing but lightly reported development two weeks
ago, the Republican staff of the House Resources Committee
released a report asserting that the dangers of toxic mercury
pollution have been greatly exaggerated.
Said Committee Chair Richard Pombo (R-CA), "It is clear that
some special interest groups [read: environmental and public
health organizations] are crying wolf."
Among the groups apparently crying wolf are the National Academy
of Sciences (NAS), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and
the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)--all of whom have
published science-based studies citing the danger of mercury
exposure either through consumption of certain fish, or
pollution generated by coal-fired power plants.
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