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Open discussion on cancer. [message #55015]

Fri, 14 November 2003 13:26

frijud
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One potential cause for an increase in cancer rates (which I don�t believe in) is the increase in background radioactivity. For example, if you were to get a liter of water from the Pacific Ocean, it would contain about fifty atoms of plutonium. Before the arms race in the 50�s and 60�s, you would have needed several tons of water to get one atom. The general fallout from all of the weapons tests have raised the background levels.

Now personally I think this is a bunch of bull. Where as the background levels have increased, the increase it so small it doesn�t really matter. For example, the average person in the United States gets about 350 mrem (a rem is a measure of radiation dose, mrem is 1/1000 rem) per year. This is an average. People in the Midwest generally get less, and people that live in the mountains or over granite deposits get over 1000 mrem. The estimated dose from the increase in background due to fallout is about 4 microrem. That is 1/1000000 of a rem. The math indicates that fallout is NOT a significant factor in the average dose to the average American, and doesn�t really matter.

I work with radioactive material every day (well during the week at least). Cancer from radioactivity is the least of my worries. The chemicals I work with are a greater threat. I would guess that any statically significant increase in cancer (if there is a statically significant increase) would be due to the increase of various chemicals rather than radioactivity.

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		Open discussion on cancer. By: KIRBY098 on Fri, 14 November 2003 06:33
		Open discussion on cancer. By: England on Fri, 14 November 2003 08:06
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		Open discussion on cancer. By: spreegem on Fri, 14 November 2003 18:50
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