Re: Kostyuchenko 1994

[Muckerheide <muckerheide@MEDIAONE.NET>]

John,



Exposure was from the accident. The doses are reported as "40-500 mSv IN

1957."  The major public exposure would be over days to weeks, with lesser

contributions to the totals from longer periods.  As long as such exposures

are greater than a minute or two, and less than many months to years, this

level is consistent with stimulatory effects in populations and many animal

studies.  As indicated by the results. Of course the anti-nukes would say,

"no increase was seen." :-)



Jim Muckerheide



> With regard to the citation given below, what was the period over which

> these exposures were received?  One hour, one month, one year, one decade?

> It is also interesting that the per centages are all about the same, even

> though the range is so broad.  Any comments?

> 

> Am also pleased that Dr. Yarmoshenko reported information that was

> previously confirmed by the Japanese studies, e.g., the mortality of

> children born of exposed individuals did not have a higher incidence of

> cancer or fatal congenital malformations.

> 

> -- John

> John Jacobus, MS

> Certified Health Physicist

> 3050 Traymore Lane

> Bowie, MD 20715-2024

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> 

> . . .

> From Myron Pollycove via Jim Muckerheide

> . . .

> Kostyuchenko VA, Krestina L Yu,  Long-term irradiation effects in the

> population evacuated from the East-Urals radioactive trace area.  The Sci.

> Total Environ.142:119-125 (1994).

> 

> This article reports cancer mortality in 7852 Eastern Urals villagers

> following radiation exposure produced by the 1957 Mayak thermal explosion.

> Tumor-related mortality was 28%(P<0.05), 39%(P<0.05), and 27% lower in the

> 496 mGy, 120 mGy, and 40 mGy groups, respectively, than in the unexposed

> villagers.

> . . .

> 

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