[Mpls] Those damned statistics - ask and ye shall receive

[Terrell Brown]

> Maybe we should avoid the use of misleading words like "toxic" when
> it's
> clear that no one is dying from a simple exposure to smoke (aside
> from
> people with existing conditions, allergies, etc). Apparently the
> problem
> for smokers is long term, repeated, daily, frequent exposure to this
> smoke.

Perhaps a look at a dictionary is appropriate:
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=toxic

I don't think there is any question that this stuff is "capable of
causing injury or death"


tox·ic    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (tksk)
adj. 
1. Of, relating to, or caused by a toxin or other poison: a toxic
condition; toxic hepatitis. 
2. Capable of causing injury or death, especially by chemical means;
poisonous: food preservatives that are toxic in concentrated amounts; a
dump for toxic industrial wastes. See Synonyms at poisonous. 

n. 
A toxic chemical or other substance.



toxic
\Tox"ic\, Toxical \Tox"ic*al\, a. [L. toxicum poison, originally, a
poison in which arrows were dipped, Gr. toxiko`n (sc. ?) poison for
smearing arrows with, fr. toxiko`s of or for the bow, from to`xon bow,
arrow. Cf. Intoxicate.] Of or pertaining to poison; poisonous; as,
toxic medicines.

toxic
adj : of or relating to or caused by a toxin or poison; "suffering from
exposure to toxic substances" [ant: nontoxic]



Terrell Brown
LoringPark



	
		
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