Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 27, 2012. For the first time since its initial evaluation almost 30 years ago, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has revised, despite objections from the chemical industry, its dioxin exposure assessment for acute human health risks –setting an “acceptable” level of 0.7 picograms per kilogram per day. Environmentalists said EPA’s estimated average exposure, currently at 0.5–3 picograms per kilogram per day, puts a portion of the population above the EPA danger threshold.
