About Vanishing Zero
VanishingZero.org is a multidisciplinary project that seeks to foster the use of sound science in the determination of regulatory guidelines, public health policy, and consumer legislation. It is our hope that the interactive features incorporated into this web site will allow ongoing and constructive dialog toward these ends. Your support can make a difference in sound public policy, resource allocation, and job retention.
Why Vanishing Zero?
Technically, Vanishing Zero refers to the ability of analytical instrumentation to push the realm of the immeasurable down to unimaginably small levels. "Zero" keeps getting farther and farther away, both in distance and understanding. It is particularly manifested in the widening gap between instrument detection limits (sub-ppb) and toxicological regimens (ppm).
In the world of politics, regulation, and legislation, Vanishing Zero affords an excuse to advocate extreme measures to counter indeterminable or even negligible probability of risk. In other words, “If you can detect it to that limit, you should regulate it to that limit.
It's the 21st century’s version of the Delaney Clause dilemma – dealing with a mindset that is inconsistent with the purpose and scope of today’s valid scientific methodology.
We invite you to add your voice and more to the growing concern over the misappropriation of science in any manner, but especially as it impacts the public domain and taxpayer dollars.
The following venues are affected and will be addressed in greater detail as the VanishingZero.org web site is developed:
- Analytical sciences
- Commercial businesses and job development
- Economic impact
- Environmental guidelines
- Legal implications
- Media responsibility
- Medical concerns and public health
- Pharmaceutical development
- Political accountability
- Regulatory guidelines
- Toxicological relevance
Your input will help VanishingZero.org to make a difference in the effort to keep good science at the forefront of key regulatory and legislative processes.
