[ RadSafe ] RadSafe Digest, Vol 438, Issue 1

[blreider at aol.com]

Does this extend only to external sources of WB radiation or do you also increase your alpha emitter inhalation in fine particulate form?  In Hungary people still go to  spas to inhale radon vapors.  I'd like to see some studies on this elevated source v cancer incidence.

Barbara Reider, CHP






-----Original Message-----
From: Howard Long <howard.long at comcast.net>
To: The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) Mailing List <radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu>
Cc: radsafe <radsafe at agni.phys.iit.edu>
Sent: Thu, Oct 21, 2010 11:23 pm
Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] RadSafe Digest, Vol 438, Issue 1


David, I and others who have studied data on longevity, cancer and radiation 
Cameron etc) do truly believe that more ionizing radiation (like more sunshine) 
ould be good for most Americans.  I am curious about how many health physicists 
elieve likewise.
I sit on thoriated welding rods to raise my exposure - to more like I would 
eceive in Denver than here on the fear-mongering left coast. 
Howard Long MD MPH (epidemiology) 
On Oct 21, 2010, at 4:46 PM, "Ottley, David B (Dave)" <David_B_Dave_Ottley at RL.gov> 
rote:
> Substituting "radiation" for "CO2" isn't this like saying, "Temporarily 
gnoring whether or not radiation is harmful, beneficial or neither - is there 
nyone on this list that truly believes that putting all that radiation from 
uclear reactors into the atmosphere will not, in the long term, have 
eleterious effects (killing us, causing cancer, turning the air pink, 
hatever)?  Do we all also believe that all these rules to control radiation was 
 scam designed to make money for one group or another?
 
 Sorry, but I have children and grandchildren who have to live on this rock - 
ow can I, in good conscience, not oppose polluting the ground, water and air?"
 
 Unfortunately, this is just how the majority think about nuclear power and 
ther radiation industries.
 
 David Ottley
 HP
 CHPRC - Hanford
 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Marty Bourquin" <Marty.Bourquin at grace.com>
> To: "The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics)
> MailingList" <radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 19, 2010 9:28:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Keeping an open mind Are we keeping an open
> mind?
> 
> Temporarily ignoring whether or not the rise in temperature is part of
> the natural cycle or is being caused by man made factors - is there
> anyone on this list that truly believes that putting over 6.2 billion
> (with a B) net tonnes per year of CO2 into the atmosphere will not, in
> the long term, have deleterious effects? (heating , cooling, turning the
> air pink, whatever) Do we all also believe that prohibiting the
> discharging of CFCs into the atmosphere was a scam designed to make
> money for one group or another?
> 
> Sorry, but I have children and grandchildren who have to live on this
> rock - how can I, in good conscience, not oppose polluting the ground,
> water and air?
> 
> Marty
> 
> Martin W. Bourquin
> Manager - EHS, RSO
> W.R. Grace & Co
> Chattanooga, TN 37406
> 423-697-8216
> 
> 423-309-1547(m)
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