[NukeNet] Help protect those most vulnerable to radiation: Sign letter to Bush

[Michael Mariotte]

HELP PROTECT THOSE MOST VULNERABLE TO RADIATION

 

SIGN THE OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH

 

Dear Friends,

 

We are happy to forward this Alert to you from our friends at the
Institute for Energy and Environmental Research. NIRS supports this
effort and we hope you will too.


Presently, many federal radiation protection standards are based on
"Reference Man," a hypothetical adult "Caucasian" male who is 20 to 30
years old, weighs 154 pounds, is five feet seven inches tall, and is
"Western European or North American in habitat and custom."  Reference
Man is used widely in federal regulations, for instance to set limits on
how much residual radiation will be allowed in contaminated soil.  

 

The problem with this "one size fits all" approach is that it does not
take into account the fact that some groups of people face more risk
from radiation than others. Women, for example, have a much higher risk
of developing cancer from radiation exposure than men do. Children are
also much more vulnerable to radiation than adults. Some chemical
exposure standards, too, are set for adults not the most vulnerable.



Please join thousands of people in helping to change this state of
affairs by signing on to the Open Letter to President Bush to Protect
the Most Vulnerable <http://www.ieer.org/campaign/letter.php> .  Please
also forward this action to friends and colleagues. Individuals and
organizations alike are invited to sign the letter at
www.ieer.org/campaign/letter.php. For more information on the Campaign
to Include Women, Children, and Future Generations in Environmental
Health Standards, visit the web site of the Institute for Energy and
Environmental Research: www.ieer.org/campaign/ 

 

 

Michael Mariotte

Executive Director

Nuclear Information and Resource Service

nirsnet at nirs.org 

www.nirs.org <http://www.nirs.org/>  

November 2, 2007

 

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