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Exposure of the American Population to Radioactive Fallout from Nuclear Weapons Tests: A Review of the Cdc-Nci Draft Report on a Feasibility Study of ... from Nuclear Weapons Tests conducted - Couverture souple

National Research Council; Division On Earth And Life Studies; Board On Radiation Effects Research; Committee To Review The CDC-NCI Feasibility Study Of The Health Consequences From Nuclear Weapons Tests

 
9780309087131: Exposure of the American Population to Radioactive Fallout from Nuclear Weapons Tests: A Review of the Cdc-Nci Draft Report on a Feasibility Study of ... from Nuclear Weapons Tests conducted
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ISBN 10 : 0309087139 ISBN 13 : 9780309087131
Editeur : National Academies Press, 2003

Synopsis

This report is a review of the draft feasibility study that was issued at the request of Congress by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Over 500 atmospheric nuclear-weapons tests were conducted at various sites around the world during 1945-1980. As public awareness and concern mounted over the possible health hazards associated with exposure to the fallout from weapons testing, a feasibility study was initiated by CDC and NCI to assess the extent of the hazard. The CDC-NCI study claims that the fallout might have led to approximately 11,000 excess deaths, most caused by thyroid cancer linked to exposure to iodine-131. The committee noted that CDC and NCI used the best available data to estimate exposure and health hazards. The committee does not recommend an expanded study of exposure to radionuclides other than 131I since radiation doses from those radionuclides were much lower than those from 131I. It also recommended that CDC urge Congress to prohibit the destruction of all remaining records relevant to fallout.

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Committee to Review the CDC-NCI Feasibility Study of the Health Consequences from Nuclear Weapons Tests, National Research Council

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Éditeur
National Academies Press
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0309087139
ISBN 13 
9780309087131
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
81
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