RE: Skin sensitive individual

["Lavera, Ron" <Ron.Lavera@nypa.gov>]

Mr. Bult

We have also seen cases where the residual cleaning agent has been an
irritant.  This is true even if it is a "dry" cleaning process.

It would probably be worth the effort to test it out in a high temp/humidity
low dose rate area.  If this test is negative, then I would suggest a talk
with the individual to try to ascertain their opinion regarding the
biological effects of radiation.

... Mine and mine alone ...

Ron LaVera
Lavera.r@nypa.gov
		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Bult, James [mailto:james.bult@msfc.nasa.gov]
		Sent:	Wednesday, April 07, 1999 10:24 AM
		To:	Multiple recipients of list
		Subject:	RE: Skin sensitive individual

		Is he working in a contaminated area?  If so, it's probably
a reaction to
		the detergent used to launder the c-zone clothing.

		JB

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		> From: 	Bjvrn
Cedervall[SMTP:bjorn_cedervall@hotmail.com]
		> Reply To: 	radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
		> Sent: 	Wednesday, April 07, 1999 9:59 AM
		> To: 	Multiple recipients of list
		> Subject: 	Skin sensitive individual
		> 
		> Radsafers,
		> 
		> I was recently asked about a skin sensitive 50 year old
man who works 
		> at a NPP. When this man works for say 30 to 60 min. in an
area with a 
		> dose rate in the order of 1 mSv/h he develops a redness
similar to 
		> that many fair skinned individuals get when they get their
first real 
		> sun exposure in the summer (I relate to the latitude of 
		> Stockholm!...). Now, in this particular environment, much
of the dose 
		> rate is due to N-16 radiation. The temperatures in this
environment 
		> can be up to 100 F (close to 40 centigrades) which can be
considered 
		> quite extreme whereas the humidity of the
locality/localities is 
		> relatively normal. The point here is that other
individuals working 
		> in that area do not react with such a skin problem
afterwards. Wonder 
		> if you have any comments to this. Could he possibly
represent say a 
		> lighter version of some X-ray sensitivity syndrome? Or are
other 
		> explanations more likely? Has any of you encountered
similar cases? 
		> Any comments will be appreciated.
		> 
		> Sincerely Yours, bjorn_cedervall@hotmail.com 
		> 
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