EPA human testing scandal extends to University of Washington; Study subjects not told diesel exhaust can kill

By Steve Milloy

University of Washington researchers have violated the Nuremberg Code and the federal regulations governing the conduct of human experiments, according to new documents obtained by JunkScience.com through the Freedom of Information Act. The air pollution research in question was funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

In the experiment, human study subjects were exposed for two hours to fine particulate matter (PM_2.5) in diesel exhaust at a concentration of up to 200 micrograms per cubic meter.

The EPA determined as far back as 2004 that any exposure to PM_2.5 can cause death within hours of inhalation, and that there is no safe exposure to PM_2.5. The 200-microgram level is almost six times higher than EPA’s maximum permitted hourly exposure (i.e., 35 micrograms per cubic meter). Death is the EPA’s primary public health concern for PM_2.5….To Read More 

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