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According to a 2003 ''[[New York Times]]'' article, the group's work is controversial, and it has little credibility with the scientific establishment.<ref name=NYT/> Joshua Lipsman, the [[Westchester County]] health commissioner, called the group's work "junk science".<ref name=NYT/> However, some scientists have defended the work, including [[Samuel Epstein]], professor of environmental and occupational medicine at the [[University of Illinois]], who has said the group now produces "solid scientific work that stands critical peer review."<ref name=NYT/> |
According to a 2003 ''[[New York Times]]'' article, the group's work is controversial, and it has little credibility with the scientific establishment.<ref name=NYT/> Joshua Lipsman, the [[Westchester County]] health commissioner, called the group's work "junk science".<ref name=NYT/> However, some scientists have defended the work, including [[Samuel Epstein]], professor of environmental and occupational medicine at the [[University of Illinois]], who has said the group now produces "solid scientific work that stands critical peer review."<ref name=NYT/> |
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As of May 2009, Radiation and Public Health Project members have published 23 medical journal articles on health risks from radioactive exposures to nuclear reactors and weapons tests.<ref name=child/> |
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==Lukemia study== |
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This study was published in a 2009 issue of the ''[[European Journal of Cancer Care]]''. The study updates an analysis conducted by the [[National Cancer Institute]] in the late 1980s. That analysis, mandated by Senator [[Edward M. Kennedy]], is the only attempt federal officials have made to examine cancer rates near U.S. nuclear plants.<ref name=child>[http://www.salem-news.com/articles/may182009/kids_leukemia_5-18-09.php Child Leukemia Rates Increase Near U.S. Nuclear Power Plants]</ref> |
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The study found that Leukemia death rates in U.S. children near nuclear reactors rose sharply (vs. the national trend) in the past two decades. The greatest mortality increases occurred near the oldest nuclear plants, while declines were observed near plants that closed permanently in the 1980s and 1990s.<ref name=child/> |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 06:28, 20 May 2009
Radiation and Public Health Project is a nonprofit educational and scientific organization founded in 1985 by Jay M. Gould, a retired statistician[1] and Ernest Sternglass.[2] The New York based group was established by scientists and physicians dedicated to understanding the relationships between low-level, nuclear radiation and public health,[3] and questions the safety of nuclear power.[1] The project's main contributors are Jay M. Gould, Ph.D., the Founder, Director, and first President of RPHP; Dr. Ernest Sternglass, Professor Emiritus Radiation Physics of the University of Pittsburgh; Joseph Mangano, national coordinator of RPHP; Bill McDonnell, Janette Sherman Adjunct Professor of Environmental Studies at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo; and Dr. Jerry Brown, Founding Professor Florida International University. Most of the members of the group have published both books and articles in peer-reviewed journals.[4]
According to a 2003 New York Times article, the group's work is controversial, and it has little credibility with the scientific establishment.[1] Joshua Lipsman, the Westchester County health commissioner, called the group's work "junk science".[1] However, some scientists have defended the work, including Samuel Epstein, professor of environmental and occupational medicine at the University of Illinois, who has said the group now produces "solid scientific work that stands critical peer review."[1]
As of May 2009, Radiation and Public Health Project members have published 23 medical journal articles on health risks from radioactive exposures to nuclear reactors and weapons tests.[5]
Lukemia study
This study was published in a 2009 issue of the European Journal of Cancer Care. The study updates an analysis conducted by the National Cancer Institute in the late 1980s. That analysis, mandated by Senator Edward M. Kennedy, is the only attempt federal officials have made to examine cancer rates near U.S. nuclear plants.[5]
The study found that Leukemia death rates in U.S. children near nuclear reactors rose sharply (vs. the national trend) in the past two decades. The greatest mortality increases occurred near the oldest nuclear plants, while declines were observed near plants that closed permanently in the 1980s and 1990s.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Andy Newman (2003-11-11). "In Baby Teeth, a Test of Fallout; A Long-Shot Search for Nuclear Peril in Molars and Cuspids". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ^ "About RPHP". RPHP. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ^ "RPHP - Radiation and Public Health Project". RPHP. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ^ "A List of Radiation and Public Health Project Professional Publications Since 1994". RPHP. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- ^ a b c Child Leukemia Rates Increase Near U.S. Nuclear Power Plants
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