Harry,

It's a good question. I'll find out whether "extinction" was a word used in
the original report by the Royal Society.

David

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>From: "Harry G. Lee" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Tin, mollusks and the big picture
>Date: Mon, Sep 11, 2000, 9:34 AM
>

>Dear David,
>
>Have there been any "extinctions" of molluscan taxa attributed to tributyl
>tin?  Perhaps a better word is extirpation (local eradication).
>
>Harry
>
>
>At 01:47 AM 9/11/00 +0000, you wrote:
>>Dear all,
>>
>>Last week or so there was some discussion of the effects of a ship
>>anti-fouling paint on mollusks.
>>
>>The unexpected disaster due to tributyl tin was one of two examples of
>>endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) cited in a new report by the British
>>Royal Society, according to the free newsletter "Rachel's Environment and
>>Health Biweekly." Over 100 species of mollusks have been adversely affected
>>by the paint and in some cases there have been population declines and even
>>extinctions.
>>
>>"Rachel's" does a good job of digesting and explaining important scientific
>>findings and discussions to a lay audience. And it does so from a point of
>>view independent of the constraints sometimes placed on corporate and
>>academic science.
>>
>>Rachel's recently had an illuminating review of a new book published by MIT
>>Press,  "Making Better Environmental Decisions: An Alternative to Risk
>>Assessment," by Mary O'Brien. It has a critique of the current
>>government/corporate dogma called "risk assessment," which always asks "How
>>much risk is acceptable?" The book proposes another standard, "alternatives
>>assessment," which would essentially ask, "How little damage is possible?"
>>
>>If folks would like an electronic copy of the article about the Royal
>>Society findings and/or the review dealing with risk assessment please
>>e-mail me privately at [log in to unmask]
>>
>>
>>David "I like my micros but I like to look at the big picture, too" Kirsh
>
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