Re: background vs man-made emmissions

["D. Kosloff" <dkosloff@ncweb.com>]

Here is one of Dr. Gofman's statements on background radiation:  "Background
is roughly one-tenth of a roentgen per year of external background, leaving
aside radon. It is my opinion, background is causing just as many cancers
and genetic injuries as I've calculated for any man-made radiation."

It is my understanding that Dr. Gofman is on of the advisors for the Tooth
people.

Don Kosloff dkosloff@ncweb.com
2910 Main St, Perry OH  44081


----- Original Message -----
From: Norman & Karen Cohen <norco@bellatlantic.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 2:09 PM
Subject: background vs man-made emmissions


> Sandy, and others: according to the Tooth people, when asked the "denver"
> question::
>
> > Simple answer: comparing background vs. reactor emissions is apples vs.
> > oranges.
> >
> > Background
> > - is made up of mostly long-lived products
> > - generally disperses throughout soft tissues
> > - is something that humans have become accustomed to over millions of
years.
> >
> > Reactor emissions
> > - is made up of both long-lived AND short-lived products
> > - does different things to the body (attacks thyroid cells, attacks
bone/bone
> > marrow cells)
> > - is very new, only since 1945
> >
> > Thus, health effects of each will be different.
> >
>
>   OK - radsafers, fire away!
>
> norm
>
> >
> >
>
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