Re: MSNBC News Item - Uranium hunter follows trail of tiles

["Joan Stovall" <joans@PCEZ.COM>]

This is the e-mail I sent to MSNBC:



From: Joan Stovall

To: cosmiclog@msnbc.com

Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 8:50 AM

Subject: Risk from Tiles containing Uranium





I am doubtful the tiles pose any risk.  Why?  We have the evidence of

people, who live in areas with elevated background radiation levels:



1.  Kerala province in India.

2.  Ramsar, Iran.

3.  Guaparag, Brazil.



Epidemiological studies in thes locations have failed to show any evidence

of elevated incidence of cancer or other diseases.  In fact, the study of

cancer incidence in Kerala, India showed the population there had a lower

incidence of cancer than the rest of India.  Furthermore, the decrease

actually showed a high degree of correlation with the level of background

radiation.



Sincerely,



Joan E. Stovall

Certified Health Physicist.





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