re: Chernobyl Linked to US Leukemia

["Dr. Marvin Goldman" <mgoldman@ucdavis.edu>]

>>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.
>=======================
>Gary L. Schroeder
>Brookhaven National Laboratory
>Environmental Protection Office
>gs1@bnl.gov

"Terror Sells"

And who is going to firmly request that Reuters also print a cleaned up
version of your message?  Good Luck!

Marvin Goldman
mgoldman@ucdavis.edu