>Marjorie.
>
>I am not trying to start a flame war but:
>
>OOC(out of curiosity) who made that great conclusion.
>The chemical company who sells it???
>
The numbers cited by Marjorie were figures provided to the site in question
by the chemical company's study. The company probably provides that kind of
information as an inducement for agencies and organizations to buy the stuff.
>So what would be the calculation if human was a child? 50 lbs and ate
>toxic cooked fish over the period of 10 years?
>
>Since rotenone kills fish how does one guarantee that EVERY fish caught will
>ONLY contain 100ppb of rotenone????
>
>IMHO if this was not tested on humans( came from data of humans that had
>consumed this toxic fish over a period of time), to come to that conclusion,
>there is little or no validity in the calculations, just a vague assumption
>of validity.
>
>Don
>51/3 PD+
>
The original news cited a study done on rats. It was in no way conclusive
but suggested more study was needed. Current theory on the cause of PD is
genetic and environment.
Eliminating causitive factors while they may prevent future occurances, does
not shorten the time to find a cure.
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