Letters to the editor: Dioxin or not, let’s find out for sure
October 4, 2000
WhileÿIÿagreeÿtheÿstudyÿdenouncingÿAmes’ÿelectricÿpowerÿplantÿshouldÿbeÿreplacedÿbyÿoneÿwhereÿresearchÿincludesÿVISITINGÿtheÿplant,ÿandÿnotÿusingÿjustÿaÿscientificÿmodel.
Iÿbelieveÿtheÿplantÿshouldÿbeÿwillingÿtoÿprovideÿevidenceÿthatÿitÿisÿnotÿproducingÿtheÿdioxins inÿquestion.ÿÿ
Scientificÿresearchÿfromÿ1981ÿwouldÿhaveÿtoÿbeÿcross-referencedÿagainstÿmoreÿrecent informationÿforÿsomethingÿasÿmundaneÿasÿaÿclassÿproject.
Whyÿshouldÿresearchÿsoÿcriticalÿtoÿhumanÿhealthÿbeÿacceptedÿwithoutÿquestionÿinÿ2000?ÿ
Justÿbecauseÿ”theÿstateÿDNRÿ(DepartmentÿofÿNaturalÿResources) … [isn’t]ÿquestioningÿit”ÿdoesÿNOTÿmeanÿthatÿtheÿcommunityÿwillÿacceptÿoutdatedÿinformation.
BekahÿGable
Juniorÿ
Mechanicalÿengineering
