Chicago Tribune Radiation Chart

["Otto G. Raabe" <ograabe@ucdavis.edu>]

October 4, 1999
Davis, CA

On October 1, a graphic appeared on the front page of the Chicago Tribune
along with the story about the accident in Japan.  The graphic contains a
chart purporting to show health effects from "Radiation exposure," and
claims that 5,000 millirem of exposure per year is a "lethal dose," that
exposure to 2,000 millirem per year brings the "onset of radiation
sickness" and exposure to 1,000 millirem per year leads to "increased
cancer risk."  The sources are claimed to be RERF, The Uranium Institute,
UNSCEAR, and the EPA. The graphic credits David Constantine as the
author/illustrator.

Perhaps, those of you in the Chicago area can find out more and contact the
paper. If you let us know the name of the editor and his mailing address,
we can write to them.

Otto

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		University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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