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. 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/
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