Kolata cites EPA's estimate of how many bladder and lung cancers could be prevented by adopting the 10 ppb standard, but she does not mention the many other diseases that could be prevented by a safer standard. Kolata points out, correctly, that NAS did not recommend a specific level to which contamination should be reduced. This is incorrect. Rachel Massey is a consultant to Environmental Research Foundation. Week in Review, pg.
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