The environmentalists again show their tendency to go overboard on the issues. They forget the basic principle of toxicology: "The dose makes the poison." by Paracelsus.
Actually, they are finding that that isn't necessarily true--some compounds may be more toxic at smaller doses, which is of course contrary to previous opinion. Plus, the WSJ is for the most part solidly on the conservative side. Their article is worth reading.
"They forget the basic principle of toxicology: "The dose makes
the poison." by Paracelsus."
Hey, when your full name is
"Theophrastus Philippus Aureolus Bombastus von Hohenheim"...
you've got to find cut it down to something simple.
(If I hadn't worked in toxicology for a few years, I'd never have
heard of him.)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracelsus