Re: Chicago Tribune Radiation Chart

[Elaine Marshall <emarshall@fnal.gov>]

The following day, a correction to the graphic that Otto Rabbe mentioned was
printed.  The values were corrected to 500,000 mrem and 200,000 mrem.

The Chicago Tribune does have a Web site (www.chicagotribune.com), but since
the articles are in their archives, there is a charge of $1.95 per article
to access this information.

The editor is Howard A. Tyner and his e:mail address is ChiEd@aol.com.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Otto G. Raabe <ograabe@ucdavis.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
Sent: Monday, October 04, 1999 11:37 AM
Subject: Chicago Tribune Radiation Chart


> 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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