RE: More on Sensory Perception of Radiation

["Jacobus, John (OD/ORS)" <jacobusj@ors.od.nih.gov>]

Jim,

Why do you think the effect is radiation related on not ozone related?  



-- John 

John Jacobus, MS

Certified Health Physicist 

3050 Traymore Lane

Bowie, MD  20715-2024



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-----Original Message-----

From: james.g.barnes@ATT.NET [mailto:james.g.barnes@ATT.NET]

Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 12:39 PM

To: Dr Don Higson

Cc: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu; rad-sci-l@ans.ep.wisc.edu

Subject: More on Sensory Perception of Radiation





Dear Don and all,



It has been clearly demonstrated that certain animals 

have the ability to sense radiation (rats, mice, 

rabbits, etc.) at relative low doses (20 mr delivered at 

200 mr/sec has been demonstrated as a threshold). The 

olfactory bulb has been convincingly demonstrated as the 

sensitive organ. Ozone has been demonstrated to 

interfere with the sensory process (to my knowledge, the 

specific mechanism for this interference has not been 

investigated. If I recall, it is specific to 

ozone, "fragrances" do not appear to block the sensing 

process.) If my memory serves, "avoidance" reactions 

that Dr. Myachi discussed with sand fleas have also been 

demonstrated in mice (Dr. Myachi has a very interesting 

portfolio of work in this area).

. . .

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