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The Mushak/Marsh Salor Torba Sotheby's Fine Oriental and European Carpets, December 16, 1993, New York City Lot 154 Provenance: The Collection of Dr. Paul Mushak, purchased by Dr. Mushak in a small rug shop in Charlottesville Virginia. Sold at Sotheby's December 16, 1993 for a hammer price of $12500 Later sold by Dennis Dodds. Currently in the Marsh Collection Dr. Paul Mushak is one of the world's foremost experts in the field of dyes used in Oriental Rugs. His scholarly writings in the field and his close collaboration with people such as George Washington O'Bannon have added substantially to the amount of firm knowledge in a field that is dominated by dealer scholars. Dr. Mushak's rug scholarship pales in comparison to his carreer as a reasearch scientist, and as one of the recognised world leaders in the field of Pediatric Toxocology. "Paul Mushak, Ph.D., is a toxicologist and health risk assessment specialist working in the area of toxic environmental metals. He is a co-principal in PB Associates, Durham, NC, and is a visiting professor of pediatric toxicology and environmental health at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. His work examining arsenic and other toxic substances spans almost 33 years. He has authored and co-authored numerous scientific publications in metals and served in numerous advisory roles on the health effects of arsenic and other elements with federal, state, international, and independent scientific agencies. He is a member of many scientific societies, including the Society of Toxicology. He served as a member of several National Academy of Sciences committees on metal contaminants and has testified twice before Congress on child environmental health matters. He was a principal co-author of the Environmental Protection Agency's 1984 health assessment document for arsenic, and a member of the external advisory panel of experts for EPA's 1988 special report on arsenic risk assessment issues. Dr. Mushak also chaired the 1995-1996 peer review panel evaluating EPA's report to Congress on hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) from fossil-fueled power plants. Arsenic was one of the key contaminants for HAP evaluation in that EPA report." http://www.nrdc.org/water/drinking/arsenic/acknow.asp
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