FW: Environmental Epidemiology and Toxicology "Improvements in local infant health after nuclear power reactor closing"

["Lavera, Ron" <Ron.Lavera@nypa.gov>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Gray, Dara 
> Sent:	Wednesday, April 05, 2000 3:58 PM
> 
> A number of comments immediately spring to mind while reading this article
> [aside from the questions regarding the sample base for their
> statitistics].  Two examples would be questions regarding chemical
> emission and groundwater contamination measurements in the area.   That
> is, the non-radiological contamination, often cited as the cause for
> infant disease and mortality, should be considered.  Also, if radioactive
> emissions caused infant mortality, this could be better studied by
> studying the infant mortality downwind of coal-fired plants (whose
> emissions generally contain higher levels of radioactivity).  Finally, the
> recent reduction in mortality (if a reality and not just a 'number) would
> probably be better explained by the 'environmental clean-up' efforts in
> California.  As part of having the most restrictive environmental
> regulations in the county (witness the auto air emission requirements),
> the air in California is reputedly cleaner year by year [and no, I do not
> have these figures but if you are interested the California DEC would have
> the info as part of their 'bragging'.]
> 
> Dara Gray
> Sr. Radiological Engineer
> New York Power Authority, IP3
> gray.d@nypa.gov
> (914) 736-8414
> 
> 
> 
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