Health Effects of Underground Nuclear Tests: Oversight Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session ... Hearing Held in Salt Lake City, UT, September 25, 1987 |
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Page 72 - Threshold Test Ban Treaty of 1974 and Peaceful Nuclear Explosions Treaty of 1976, and proceed to negotiating further intermediate limitations on nuclear testing leading to the ultimate objective of the complete cessation of nuclear testing as part of an effective disarmament process.
Page 165 - Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University Medical Center, New York, New York 10016 Communicated by Gerald N.
Page 158 - ... 1975). There were 109 more cases of cancer than expected (288[observed]/179[expected]). Leukemia was most prominent early (1958 through 1966), with 19 cases, five times more than expected (3.6). The excess of leukemia persisted into the later period (1972 through 1980), with 1 2 cases observed, 3.4 expected. There was an increase in lymphoma. Excess cases of thyroid cancer appeared early and a notable excess appeared later (14/1.7). An excess of breast cancer was noted later (27/ 1 4). There...
Page 158 - ... expected (3.6). The excess of leukemia persisted into the later period (1972 through 1980), with 1 2 cases observed, 3.4 expected. There was an increase in lymphoma. Excess cases of thyroid cancer appeared early and a notable excess appeared later (14/1.7). An excess of breast cancer was noted later (27/ 1 4). There were more cancers of the gastrointestinal tract than expected. There was an excess of melanoma (12/4.5), bone cancer (8/0.7), and brain tumors (9/3.9). A subgroup with history of...
Page 174 - Department of Pharmacology, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah...
Page 13 - ... spent fuel and high-level radioactive waste in a manner that protects the health and safety of the public and maintains the quality of the environment.
Page 139 - Environmental monitoring report for the Nevada Test Site and other test areas used for underground nuclear detonations. January through December 1973.
Page 51 - Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I really do not have any questions. I appreciate your comments.
Page 57 - ... existing margin of profit reasonably sufficient to absorb them. (The Administrator was here referring to charts 7 and 8 which were exhibited to the committee and may be found in the appendix.) And here is some data that may interest you. I will not go over all of these. Here is a comparison of prices, and if any members of the committee would like to look at them they will be left here for that purpose. The CHAIRMAN. I am sure the committee would like to look at them. (Mr. Bowles then presented...
Page 12 - Prior to the signing of the Limited Test Ban Treaty on August 5, 1963...