[ RadSafe ] Epidemiological data on Uranium miners

[Maury Siskel]

Especially if the victims  smoke ....  ????
Cheers,
Maury&Dog    maurysis at ev1.net
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John R Johnson wrote:

>Radsafers
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>Dosimetry is the "BIG" one because there is radon and progeny, external
>gamma and "lung lived radioactive dust (LLRD)". LLRD only exists in uranium
>mines and mills.
>
>The missing one is silica. It is reported to cause lung cancer as will as
>silicosis.
>
>John
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl]On
>Behalf Of Rainer.Facius at dlr.de
>Sent: February 20, 2006 9:02 AM
>To: radsafe at radlab.nl
>Subject: [ RadSafe ] Epidemiological data on Uranium miners
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>
>Who can add to a list of arguments (or provide references to the scientific
>literature) why radioepidemiological data on Uranium miners are poor
>representatives for 'normal' radiation workers:
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>Such as confounding by
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>Diesel fumes?
>Dose Range?
>Dosimetry?
>Smoking?
>Dust?
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>Thank you in advance, Rainer
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>
>
>Dr. Rainer Facius
>German Aerospace Center
>Institute of Aerospace Medicine
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