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In article <334FBCBF.73DB@earthlink.net> David Underwood <davidlkayp@earthlink.net> writes:
>Maybe you should have a little talk with the people in St. George Utah
>about that.  Also you might check the mortality records on all the
>troops who participated in A and H bomb tests over the years, especially
>those who were forced to be in the Nevada tests of the early fifties. 
>Also look at the causes of death for all the scientists who worked at
>Los Alamos.

	I've looked at several studies of national lab employees
	including Los Alamos and nuclear shipyard studies and they
	show decreased mortality for workers exposed to radiation.
	The cause of death shows little variation from the trends 
	in similar worker groups not exposed to radiation.  Keep
	in mind that I am talking about low level radiation effects 
	and I am well aware of accidental large exposures to workers
	that contributed directly to their death.
	
	The only troop exposure studies that I have seen only show 
	health effects at significant exposures, if you are aware of
	any scientific studies that show effects at low level exposure
	please provide me a reference and I will head off to the 
	library and educate myself.

	I can't really comment on the Utah exposures, with the exception
	that I haven't seen a study showing a statistically significant 
	health effect. But, I don't claim to be "well read" on this 
	topic.  Any referneces, (only scientific studies without anecdotal
	stories) would be appreciated on this also.

	Mike



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