Re: Theoretical nuclear accident

["R. William Field" <bill-field@uiowa.edu>]

Jim,

It is not another fear-mongering story.

Scientists dismissed a theory that above-average levels of childhood
leukemia near a former U.S. air base in Britain were due to an alleged
radiation accident in 1958.

Bill

At 11:33 PM 3/26/98 -0600, you wrote:
>Bill, group,
>
>No net access at the moment, but do they note the lack of leukemia around a
>real nuclear accident? Chernobyl? (with a few cases in high dose liquidators
>that may be high-dose radiation-related, but no excess rate even in the
>liquidators). 
>
>Where is this from? Just another fear-mongering, dupe the gullible public,
>story? 
>
>
>> Reuters has an interesting story on-line today regarding high leukemia
>> rates and a theoretical nuclear accident.
>> 
>> 
>> See
>> http://www.infobeat.com/stories/cgi/story.cgi?id=2553483659-11b
>> 
>> 
>> Regards, Bill Field
>