Far Quote by Erin Brockovich

Unacceptable Levels is Powerful. It tells the story of toxic chemicals in just about every aspect of our lives, and the egregious lack of…

— Joan Blades

Regulations have certainly gone too far in a number of areas, but it's important to remember that regulations are meant to be protective, and…

— Christine Todd Whitman

I'm not a big believer in the power of more regulation to fix things. I think it can almost be more dangerous because it…

— Bethany McLean

Government and other scientists have identified hundreds of chemicals that are linked to diseases in small concentrations and that are unregulated in drinking water…

— Charles Duhigg

If it is true that we need a degree of certainty to get by, it is also true that too much of the stuff…

— Terry Eagleton

Before Alar, there was EDB, a potent human carcinogen allowed in the grain supply and other food for more than a decade after it…

— Al Meyerhoff

The standard approach has been to pump up the dosage of chemicals ... Twenty percent of these approved-for-use pesticides are listed by the EPA…

— Barbara Kingsolver

It is essential that we take steps to prevent chemical substances from becoming environmental hazards. Unless we develop better methods to assure adequate testing…

— Richard M. Nixon

And in my world, when I was dealing with this for our chemical company clients, you had lists of regulated hazardous materials, and things…

— Robert Bilott

too much safety is abhorrent to the nature of a human being.

— Agatha Christie

There is just no acceptable level of any chemical to ingest, ever.

— Vani Hari

When lab safety procedures aren't followed, people can get hurt or worse. Lab equipment and chemicals that are improperly handled can result in personal…

— Abdul Qadeer Khan