[ RadSafe ] RE: Michael Kent on coal fumes vs. uranium inhalationpoisoning

[Bernard Cohen]

neildm at id.doe.gov wrote:

>I can't quote the exact study offhand, but I recall seeing one which indicated that the single largest factor in birth defects was the practice of men wearing pants.  Mammalian sperm-forming cells are very heat sensitive, which is why they are put where they are in spite of the risk. 
>
       ---This is discussed with a reference on page 67 of my book, 
posted as item #12 on my web site   www.phyast.pitt.edu/~blc