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AW: AW: Study Links Smog Increases to Urban U.S. Deaths
Hi Susan,
Thank you for your reply, which I totally agree with. I wanted to put
your first contribution into perspective and to provoke discussions,
especially pointing out the differences between so-called developed and
under-developed countries.
I have not yet visited your Llama-page, (it is 2:26 a.m.) but I do not
believe that you can compete with Sandy, because he has no llamas....
It is always nice to communicate with other RADSAFErs who have a certain
degree of personal, humorous and funny communication ability.....
Best regards,
Franz
Franz Schoenhofer
PhD, MR iR
Habicherg. 31/7
A-1160 Vienna
AUSTRIA
phone -43-0699-1168-1319
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu [mailto:owner-
> radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu] Im Auftrag von Susan Gawarecki
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 30. November 2004 01:53
> An: Franz Schönhofer; RadSafe
> Betreff: Re: AW: Study Links Smog Increases to Urban U.S. Deaths
>
> Hi Franz,
>
> I just posted the article; I'm not defending it. However, it does say
> it that the study is of pooled data from 95 urban areas, so this is
more
> than just one city. My personal opinion is that if you have to do a
> meta-analysis, then the actual effect is likely so small that--even if
> statistically significant--it's less of a risk than many other daily
> insults. As always, it's the elderly, very young, or already
unhealthy
> people who are disproportionately affected.
>
> Vienna's weather sounds much like ours in east Tennessee right now! I
> have fond memories of my visit there last November.
>
> My llamas are all doing well, and my herd has greatly increased in
> size. I bought 3 animals this year and had 3 born, so now I've got 12
> llamas and 2 alpacas. Photos of my 2004 babies (and some of my other
> llamas and related events) can be seen at
> http://photos.yahoo.com/llamaladysg . Now I'm competing with Sandy
> Perle for the virtual voyeurs on RadSafe.
>
> Susan Gawarecki
>
> Franz Schönhofer wrote:
>
> >Susan,
> >
> >Is his study restricted to Chicago? How is this with other urban
areas
> >all over the world? How about deaths in towns other than the US? What
> >about Falludja, Bagdad, Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Nigeria, in Darfur, in
the
> >Sahel zone? Just in the latter one mentioned there is no ozone
> >pollution, but the death rate is definitely higher by orders of
> >magnitude than in Chicago.
> >
> >Come on, Susan, studies on relation between air pollution and
probably
> >increased death rates by a few permille or less are funded by million
> >dollars research grants. The real problems in the world are not only
not
> >solved but hidden behind such "alarming" news about US agenda.
> >
> >The money would be better spent on education for population control
and
> >survival in these areas.
> >
> >
> >
> >How are your llamas?
> >
> >Best regards from a sometimes cold, sometimes warm, sometimes dry and
> >sometimes wet Vienna!
> >
> >Franz
> >
> >
> >Franz Schoenhofer
> >PhD, MR iR
> >Habicherg. 31/7
> >A-1160 Vienna
> >AUSTRIA
> >phone -43-0699-1168-1319
> >
>
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> >--
> >
> >
> >>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> >>Von: owner-radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu [mailto:owner-
> >>radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu] Im Auftrag von Susan Gawarecki
> >>Gesendet: Montag, 29. November 2004 21:04
> >>An: RadSafe
> >>Betreff: Study Links Smog Increases to Urban U.S. Deaths
> >>
> >>Imagine the outcry if nuclear power could be linked to even a
fraction
> >>of this number of deaths annually.
> >>
> >>Susan Gawarecki
> >>
> >>Study Links Smog Increases to Urban U.S. Deaths
> >>
> <snip>
>
> >>"By linking day-to-day variations in ambient ozone levels and daily
> >>number of deaths in each of the urban areas, and pooling the results
> >>across the 95 urban areas, this study provides strong evidence of
> >>short-term effects of ozone on mortality," said Francesca Dominici,
an
> >>author of the study.
> >>
> >>
> <snip>
>
> >>People aged 65 to 74 had a slightly higher increase in the death
rate,
> >>at 0.70 percent.
> >>
> <snip>
>
>
>
>
>
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