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#390 (05/19/94): Dioxin Reassessed, Part 1 Page 8 of 9 <br /> sources, such as some incinerators. <br /> [To be continued. ] <br /> [1] Keith Schneider, "Fetal Harm, Not Cancer, Is Called The <br /> Primary Threat From Dioxin, " NEW YORK TIMES May 11, 1994, pgs. <br /> Al, A20. <br /> [2] Joseph Rodricks, CALCULATED RISKS (N.Y. : Cambridge <br /> University Press, paperback edition, 1994) , pg. 219, says the <br /> risk of death "from one chest x-ray in a good hospital" is <br /> one-in-a-million. John Gofman and Egan O'Connor, X-RAYS; HEAL? <br /> EFFECTS OF COMMMON EXAMS (San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, <br /> 1985) , pgs. 84-87 agree with this estimate but only for a male <br /> over 45 years old. For people younger than 45 the risks are mi <br /> larger; chest x-ray hazards diminish with age. <br /> [3] A risk of 300 per million = 1 in 3333; a risk of 600 per <br /> million = 1 in 1667. The chances of being dealt 4-of-a-kind it <br /> an opening hand of poker are 1 in 4164, says Les Krantz, WHAT 7 <br /> ODDS ARE (New York: HarperCollins, 1992) , pg. 213 . <br /> Descriptor terms: dioxin; pcdfs; pcbs; dioxin reassessment; <br /> studies; risk characterization; risk assessment; reproductive <br /> disorders; endocrine disrupters; endocrine system; immune syste <br /> immune system disorders; immunotoxicity; hormones; sex hormone: <br /> endometriosis; cancer; diabetes; glucose intolerance; sperm <br /> count; incineration; smelting; fossil fuels; coal; oil; wood; <br /> tire burning; rubber tires; forest fires; composting; medical <br /> waste; sewage sludge; hazardous waste; msw; cigarettes; tobacco <br /> http://www.monitor.net/racliel/r390.litm1 8/13/98 <br />