Re: Book: Body Toxic - An Environmental Memoir

["Bjorn Cedervall" <bcradsafers@HOTMAIL.COM>]

There are dumps in the NY area (OK - next state) - according to Sandra A. 

Geshwind (Should pregnant women move? Linking risks for birth defects with 

proximity to toxic waste sites, In "Chance: New directions for statistics 

and computing", Vol. 5, No. 3-4, 1992:41-45 (cont.)+86.) about one third of 

the population of the state of New York lives within one mile (1.609 km) of 

at least one "waste dump" (the kinds of dumps have been broken down into 

subcategories - old laundry machines differ from chemical waste etc).



This article is good reading about correlations, cause-effect discussions 

etc. Some people in the state of NY have as many as 20 waste dumps within 

one mile. The next question then is who lives there and what their life 

styles are.



I bet that a few waste dumps can be found in the neighbor New Jersey as 

well... (saw the Philadelphia and Newark areas last year BTW).



My personal ideas only,



Bjorn Cedervall  bcradsafers@hotmail.com

PS. All those people driving their car to gamble in Atlantic city - that 

could cause a few escaping nasty molecules as well.

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>Ms. Antonetta's reported health problems include "...a spectacular multiple 

>pregnancy, a miscarriage, a radiation induced tumor, a double uterus, 

>asthma, endometriosis, growths on the liver.."  Other problems mentioned 

>are that she "... is a manic depressive who has been treated with lithium, 

>has a seizure disorder and is a recovered drug addict."



A couple of interesting quotes from the review are: "A nuclear plant five 

miles from her bungalow left the waters of Oyster Creek 'jazzed with 

radioactive particles.'" and, "Under a geiger counter, Ocean County baby 

teeth 'twitch with picocuries of strontium 90.'"



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