[ RadSafe ] TMI - reported "metallic taste"

[The Wilsons]

Could there be a reaction with the metal in their mouths (e.g. fillings, 
braces, etc. and perhaps in combination with saliva or other chemistry 
that was a result of their reactions to their environment?

Dukelow, James S Jr wrote:

>Bjorn Cedervall and many others have written in this thread:
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>From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl on behalf of Bjorn Cedervall
>Sent: Wed 2/15/2006 1:30 PM
>To: radsafe at radlab.nl
>Subject: [ RadSafe ] TMI - reported "metallic taste"
> 
>To me sulfides and merkaptanes do not give me "metallic" taste/smell 
>associations. Maybe because I did a lot of chemistry as a kid/teenager. This 
>topic leads to philosophical questions like whether one person's 
>perception/sensation/idea is the same as someone elses. What I mean is that 
>some people may just think "this must be metallic" (because it is 
>"different") - because they do not have appropriate reference experiences.
>
>My personal comment only,
>
>Bjorn Cedervall   bcradsafers at hotmail.com
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>For better or worse:
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>1)  If you read the accounts of the Chernobyl accident, plant workers highly exposed (many of whom died of their exposure) reported a metallic taste.
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>2)  If you visit web sites supporting cancer patients receiving radiation treatment for their cancer, changes in taste and smell, including a metallic taste in their mouths, are among the common side effects of the radiation treatment discussed.
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>Best regards.
>
>Jim Dukelow
>Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
>Richland, WA
>jim dukelow at pnl.gov
>
>These comments are mine and have not been reviewed and/or approved by my management or by the U.S. Department of Energy.
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