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Typical of Retractions in Chicago Dailies
--- Mutty Sharfi <SHARMM@doe-md.gov> wrote:
> I am curious to what page the original article was
> on verses the
> retraction. Was the retraction buried in the paper
> where someone who
> would have seen it the first time probably wouldn't
> have read the
> retraction? This seem to be very common with
> mistakes like this.
>
> Mutty Sharfi
> Internal Dosimetry
> Mound
> Miamisburg, OH
> sharmm@doe-md.gov
It's typical of both major dailies in Chicago. When
retractions are made, one usually stumbles upon them
in both papers. Retractions are usually in some little
pocket within the paper.
Alfonso Mitchell
PSG_allez@yahoo.com
> >>> Elaine Marshall <emarshall@fnal.gov> 10/04/99
> 01:13pm >>>
> 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.
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> + Elaine T. Marshall
> + Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
> + Facilities Engineering Services Section
> + Administration/Safety
> + Voice: (630 840-8756/Fax: (630) 840-4980
> + E-Mail: EMarshall@fnal.gov
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> ----- 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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> > Prof. Otto G. Raabe, Ph.D., CHP
> > Institute of Toxicology &
> Environmental Health (ITEH)
> > (Street address: Building 3792, Old Davis Road)
> > University of California, Davis, CA 95616
> > Phone: 530-752-7754 FAX: 530-758-6140
> > E-mail ograabe@ucdavis.edu
> >
>
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> >
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