Radiation and Public Health Project, Inc.
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Date
9-8-2005
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The Radiation and Public Health Project (RPHP), a non-profit research and education group consisting of health professionals and scientists, has proposed to analyze information enabling it to: 1) compare trends of radiation in baby teeth with trends in cancer in eastern Long Island, near the Brookhaven National Laboratories (BNL) 2) evaluate if Long Island children with certain diseases such as cancer have elevated levels of radiation in their baby teeth.
The analysis is of great importance to understanding radiation’s health risks to humans. RPHPs unique data base of Strontium-90 measurements in hundreds of BNL-area baby teeth enables it to compare patterns of radiation exposure with patterns of disease. Sr-90 is a carcinogenic chemical produced only in nuclear weapons and reactors.
Data on Sr-90 in teeth were previously obtained through laboratory analysis (partially funded under Round 5 of the Resolve program). For this Round 6 effort, cancer incidence and mortality data were obtained from the New York State Department of Health and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, respectively. Health status information for Long Island children who donated baby teeth were obtained through a mail survey administered by RPHP during Round 6.
This research was completed money allocated during Round 6 of the Citizens’ Monitoring and Technical Assessment Fund (MTA Fund). Clark University was named conservator of these works.
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Radiation and Public Health Project, Inc.
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nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons testing, environment, non-governmental organizations, United States Department of Energy, tribal governments, environmental cleanup, radioactive fallout, radioactive waste
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Brooklyn, NY
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Radiation and Public Health Project, Inc. and Mangano, Joseph J., "Examining The Relationship Between Radioactivity In Baby Teeth And Cancer Incidence And Mortality Near The Brookhaven National Laboratory" (2005). Radiation and Public Health Project, Inc.. 1.
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