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[Temporary: while site is under construction] EPA's actions on ETS risk assessment
PRELIMINARY MATERIAL ONLY
1990 Oct 4: The EPA convened a Science Advisory Board (SAB) of independent experts to review two draft documents dealing with their health assessment of exposure to ETS (classifying it as a Class A Carcinogen) and workplace guidelines. The EPA made no public announcements of the Board's membership, but made the names available in response to inquiries.
The composition of the SAB was:
Morton Lippmann
PhD, Chair | New York Uni. | He was never embroiled in tobacco grants, but he was paid as a member of the CIAR advisory board at the rate of $800 per day (approx 4 days per year) |
Jan AJ Stolwijk
PhD, Vice-Chair | Yale Uni. | |
Neal L Benowitz
MD | Uni. of California, San Francisco | Nicotine expert. Became anti-smoking in late 1990s |
William J Blot
PhD | National Cancer Institute | Kept hidden an association with industry researcher Wu-Williams |
David Burns
MD | Uni. of California, San Diego | Anti-smoking activist (originally excluded from SAB) |
Joan Daisey
PhD | Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory | Unknown. Why chosen? |
Delbert Eatough
PhD | Brigham Young Uni. | He and his partner [brother Norman] both had long-associations with the tobacco industry via Hart Scientific (studies on aircraft air). Had $305,000 CIAR grant at the same time. |
S Kath Hammond
PhD | Uni. of Massachusetts | Risk assessment expert. |
Geoffrey Kabat
PhD | American Health Foundation | The AHF was anti-smoking, but relied on tobacco money to finance its research. |
Victor G Laties
PhD | Uni. of Rochester | |
Michael Lebowitz
PhD | Epidemiologist, Respiratory Science, Uni. of Arizona | Coorganiser with Rylander of 1984 Geneva conference, and 1989 Florida conference. |
Howard Rockette
PhD | Uni. of Pittsburgh | |
Jonathan M Samet
MD | Uni. of New Mexico | Vocal anti-smoking and critic of companies. |
Scott T Weiss
MD | Harvard Uni. | |
Jerome J Wesolowski
PhD | Cal. Dept. of Health | General pollution expert |
James E Woods, Jr.
PhD | Virginia Polytech Institute/State Uni. | He had a $1.2m grant application current with the CIAR. |
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