| Document ID (ISN) | 62709 |
| CIS number |
94-1395 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-7176-0659-7 |
| Year |
1993 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
HSE investigation of leukaemia and other cancers in the children of male workers at Sellafield |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, PO Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 6FS, United Kingdom, 1993. v, 220p. 19 ref. Illus. Bibl.ref. Price: GBP 20.00. |
| Abstract |
A series of studies was carried out on the excess of leukaemia observed among children living near the Sellafield nuclear power plant and the possible association with parental employment at the plant. Although one study indicated an increased risk of leukaemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in children born to fathers employed at Sellafield, the excess in these illnesses was almost entirely concentrated in children whose fathers started work in the period from 1950 to 1964. Overall, no further preventive action was required to protect the health and safety of radiation workers in general, and those at Sellafield in particular, than that already taken. Glossary of terms and abbreviations. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
ionizing radiation; children; nuclear power stations; United Kingdom; cancer; parental exposure |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
leukaemia; epidemiological aspects; glossary; exposure evaluation; dosimetry; lymphoma |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Radiation
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Ionizing radiation
Power generation and distribution
|
