Lukol Directory: Society: Issues: Environment: Nuclear: Nuclear Fallout

Fallout Report - Estimated Exposures and Thyroid Doses
Full text of the report of the National Cancer Institute on the dosages of radioactive Iodine 131 to residents of the United States as a result of the nuclear tests conducted at the Nevada Test Site in the 1950's and 1960's.
http://rex.nci.nih.gov/massmedia/Fallout/i...

Tooth Fairy Project
Radiation and Public Health Project (RPHP) baby teeth study of the levels of radioactive strontium-90 (Sr-90) in baby teeth, to determine whether these levels are higher around nuclear facilities than in the rest of the country.
http://radiation.org/

Victims of the Nuclear Age
The nuclear industry underestimate the real cost of nuclear power. Rosalie Bertell calculates the real number of victims of the nuclear age. The Ambassadors.
http://ambassadors.net/archives/issue8/opi...

Human Toll of Nuke Tests A Lesson for South Asia
IPS Environment Bulletin discusses the consequence of nuclear weapons tests and fallout on surrounding area populations.
http://www.ips.org/Critical/Enviroment/Env...

The Committee For Nuclear Responsibility
Non-profit, public interest association founded by Dr John Gofman. Interested in health costs of low-level ionizing radiation.
http://www.ratical.org/radiation/CNR/

Uranium Skies: What Was Aboard Flight 1862?
Earth Island Institute article on plane crash in Holland exposes a global health threat from depleted uranium (DU) in aircraft.
http://www.earthisland.org/eijournal/win20...

Coal Combustion
Article discusses coal combustion which produces carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Releases from coal combustion also contain naturally occurring radioactive materials.
http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/rev26-...

Rat Haus Reality Radiation
Information about the health costs of man-made low-level ionizing radiation. Index and full text of many articles and books.
http://www.ratical.org/radiation/

Nuclear Fallout From Nevada Bomb Tests
National Cancer Institute study to estimate Iodine (I-131) doses from nuclear fallout from Nevada atmospheric nuclear bombs tests. Includes map of US fallout area.
http://rex.nci.nih.gov/INTRFCE_GIFS/WHTNEW...

Downwinders
A research and educational foundation dedicated to protecting citizens from nuclear and radiation hazards.
http://www.downwinders.org/

Sub Topics:
Chernobyl Accident
Three Mile Island Accident
Tokaimura Accident


Related Topics:
Science: Biology: Ecology: Ecotoxicology: Radioecology
Science: Environment: Air Quality: Radon
Science: Environment: Environmental Health: Health Physics and Radiological Health
Science: Technology: Energy: Nuclear: Safety and Accidents
Society: Issues: Warfare and Conflict: Weapons: Nuclear
Society: Military: Veterans: Issues: Health: Atomic Veterans



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2006