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EPA's actions on ETS risk assessment    


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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 FranciscoNicotine expert. Became anti-smoking in late 1990s
William J Blot
PhD
National Cancer InstituteKept hidden an association with industry researcher Wu-Williams
David Burns
MD
Uni. of California, San DiegoAnti-smoking activist (originally excluded from SAB)
Joan Daisey
PhD
Lawrence Berkeley LaboratoryUnknown. 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 MassachusettsRisk assessment expert.
Geoffrey Kabat
PhD
American Health FoundationThe 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 ArizonaCoorganiser with Rylander of 1984 Geneva conference, and 1989 Florida conference.
Howard Rockette
PhD
Uni. of Pittsburgh
Jonathan M Samet
MD
Uni. of New MexicoVocal anti-smoking and critic of companies.
Scott T Weiss
MD
Harvard Uni.
Jerome J Wesolowski
PhD
Cal. Dept. of HealthGeneral pollution expert
James E Woods, Jr.
PhD
Virginia Polytech Institute/State Uni.He had a $1.2m grant application current with the CIAR.