High-dose tests in rodents and dogs failed to demonstrate ill effects. In response, the real Brockovich and her high-powered attorney friends point to thousands of pages of poignant testimonials from Hinkley townspeople. These people are rightfully outraged. Individual anecdotes always make good witness statements and emotional dramas. They are not, however, scientific proof.
Miscarriages are common.
Everyone gets rashes and nosebleeds. Between 80,000 to 120,000 babies out of roughly 4 million born annually have at least one major malformation. The causes of about 60 percent of all birth defects are unknown. Alas, the cold, hard facts are no match for a warm smile, dazzling cleavage, and a blinding Hollywood spotlight. Would you like to see them add this columnist to their newspaper.