re: Chernobyl Linked to US Leukemia

[Gary Schroeder <schroede@mail.sep.bnl.gov>]

>Reuters Hourly News Summary 
>Chernobyl Linked to US Leukemia 
>A researcher says the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident in Ukraine may have
>caused a 30 percent increase in leukemia cases among U.S. children born
>soon after. Joseph Mangano of the Radiation and Public Health Project in
>New York said he found evidence of the increase in cancer registries for 12
>U.S. states and cities. 

Folks, this is the same group trying to hang the resposibilty for breast
cancer on Long Island on Brookhaven National Lab.  This Chernobyl/US
leukenmia idea has been promoted for years by Jay Gould, famous in this
area for his BNL accusations and his request for the baby teeth of local
residents (so he can test them for strontium-90, don't you know).  The
"Radiation and Public Health Project" dosen't seem to consist of anyone
other than Gould and Mangano. 

Some folks by the name of Klema, Shihab-Eldin and WIlson from Harvard Univ.
did a good deconstruction of Gould's Chernobyl/US leukemia theory back in
1989.  For those unfamilar with Gould, he's primarily been a voice for the
theories of Ernest Sternglass for many years.  It's unfortunate that anyone
can claim to have done valid research and get media attention like this.
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Gary L. Schroeder
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Environmental Protection Office
gs1@bnl.gov