RE: Nashville Tennessean; Mortality vs. Morbidity Studies

[VollmerJ@quanterra.com]

I do not think anyone is implying that these people are not sick.  I think
that what is being said is that these causes are nothing out of the ordinary
and could be found anywhere such a study was done whether near a nuclear
facility or not.

Jeffrey S. Vollmer
Quanterra Environmental Services

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> From: 	Roger Fenner[SMTP:rfenner@mail.state.tn.us]
> Reply To: 	radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
> Sent: 	Thursday, October 01, 1998 8:28 AM
> To: 	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: 	FW: Nashville Tennessean; Mortality vs. Morbidity Studies
> 
> Being in Tennessee we have seen alot about the illnesses in Oak Ridge. 
> Every politician running for office has brought in someone to look at the
> problem.  When commenting on this I think it is important to keep 2 things
> in mind:
> 
> 1.  The article says that the illnesses are found around "nuclear
> facilities"
> implying that they are radiation related, however, it goes on to say that
> it
> could be chemical/toxic material that is the cause.  Lets be careful as
> radiationn safety professionals that we don't add to the implication that
> it's radiation related by being too defensive.
> 
> 2.  At least here in TN the individuals involved are, from all the studies
> and testing, truely ill.  That doesn't in anyway mean it is related to
> radiation or even the nuclear facility but it is fact.  So I caution that
> we
> don't belittle the statements that people are sick.
> 
> I am in no way defending the article.  I see many problems with it also.
> I
> am just trying to add some thought to the discussion.
> 
> Roger Fenner
> Division of Radiological Health
> State of TN
> fennerrf@mail.state.tn.us  
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