Ian Fairlie
Biographic Data
| ID | 8977055 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ian Fairlie |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ian |
| FAMILY NAME | Fairlie |
| SIGNATURE | FAIRLIE I |
| AFFILIATIONS | a London , N5 2SU |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Childhood cancers near German nuclear power stations
In late 2007, the significant KiKK study (Kinderkrebs in der Umgebung von KernKraftwerken = Childhood Cancer in the Vicinity of Nuclear Power Plants) in Germany reported a 1.6-fold increase in all cancers and a 2.2-fold increase in leukaemias, among children living within 5 km of all German nuclear power stations. The KiKK study by Kaatsch et al. was extensively described in a recent edition of Medicine Conflict and Survival. It has triggered muc…
Depleted uranium
This article describes uranium and depleted uranium (DU), their similar isotopic compositions, how DU arises, its use in munitions and armour-proofing, and its pathways for human exposures. Particular attention is paid to the evidence of DU's health effects from cell and animal experiments and from epidemiology studies. It is concluded that a precautionary approach should be adopted to DU and that there should be a moratorium on its use by milita…
Childhood cancers near German nuclear power stations
In early 2008, the very large Kinderkrebs in der Umgebung von Kernkraftwerken [Childhood Cancer near Nuclear Power Plants] (KiKK) study in Germany reported increases in leukaemias and solid cancers among children living near all German nuclear power plants (NPPs). This study, previously described in Medicine, Conflict and Survival, has triggered debates in many countries as to the cause or causes of these increased cancers. An accompanying articl…
The hazards of tritium – revisited
Tritium (3H) is the radioactive isotope of hydrogen, with a half-life of 12.3 years. It is created naturally in the atmosphere, and in higher annual rates in nuclear reactors and in nuclear weapon tests. This article surveys the properties of tritium, its biokinetics and its biological effectiveness. The safety levels of tritium have been a subject of dispute for many years, as many scientists consider that its doses and risks, as promulgated by …
New evidence of childhood leukaemias near nuclear power stations
"New evidence of childhood leukaemias near nuclear power stations." Medicine, Conflict and Survival, 24(3), pp. 219–227
Dispersal, deposition and collective doses after the Chernobyl disaster
This article discusses the dispersal, deposition and collective doses of the radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident. It explains that, although Belarus, Ukraine and Russia were heavily contaminated by the Chernobyl fallout, more than half of the fallout was deposited outside these countries, particularly in Western Europe. Indeed, about 40 per cent of the surface area of Europe was contaminated. Collective doses are predicted to result i…
Global warming
Global warming is now a very serious threat in both environmental and in economic terms. In October 2006, the Stern report 1 warned that global warming will cost the world up to £3.7 trillion unles
Uncertainties in Doses and Risks from Internal Radiation
Many uncertainties exist in current estimates of radiation doses and risks: larger uncertainties exist with internal radiation. These arise mainly from the many steps used to derive doses, and partly from lack of statistical precision in deriving risks from epidemiology studies. The size of these uncertainties has been estimated by a number of expert dosimetrists: for some nuclides these are very large. The recent report by the CERRIE committee r…
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Uncertainties in Doses and Risks from Internal Radiation
Many uncertainties exist in current estimates of radiation doses and risks: larger uncertainties exist with internal radiation. These arise mainly from the many steps used to derive doses, and partly from lack of statistical precision in deriving risks from epidemiology studies. The size of these uncertainties has been estimated by a number of expert dosimetrists: for some nuclides these are very large. The recent report by the CERRIE committee r…
Dispersal, deposition and collective doses after the Chernobyl disaster
This article discusses the dispersal, deposition and collective doses of the radioactive fallout from the Chernobyl accident. It explains that, although Belarus, Ukraine and Russia were heavily contaminated by the Chernobyl fallout, more than half of the fallout was deposited outside these countries, particularly in Western Europe. Indeed, about 40 per cent of the surface area of Europe was contaminated. Collective doses are predicted to result i…
Global warming
Global warming is now a very serious threat in both environmental and in economic terms. In October 2006, the Stern report 1 warned that global warming will cost the world up to £3.7 trillion unles
The hazards of tritium – revisited
Tritium (3H) is the radioactive isotope of hydrogen, with a half-life of 12.3 years. It is created naturally in the atmosphere, and in higher annual rates in nuclear reactors and in nuclear weapon tests. This article surveys the properties of tritium, its biokinetics and its biological effectiveness. The safety levels of tritium have been a subject of dispute for many years, as many scientists consider that its doses and risks, as promulgated by …
New evidence of childhood leukaemias near nuclear power stations
"New evidence of childhood leukaemias near nuclear power stations." Medicine, Conflict and Survival, 24(3), pp. 219–227
Childhood cancers near German nuclear power stations
In late 2007, the significant KiKK study (Kinderkrebs in der Umgebung von KernKraftwerken = Childhood Cancer in the Vicinity of Nuclear Power Plants) in Germany reported a 1.6-fold increase in all cancers and a 2.2-fold increase in leukaemias, among children living within 5 km of all German nuclear power stations. The KiKK study by Kaatsch et al. was extensively described in a recent edition of Medicine Conflict and Survival. It has triggered muc…
Depleted uranium
This article describes uranium and depleted uranium (DU), their similar isotopic compositions, how DU arises, its use in munitions and armour-proofing, and its pathways for human exposures. Particular attention is paid to the evidence of DU's health effects from cell and animal experiments and from epidemiology studies. It is concluded that a precautionary approach should be adopted to DU and that there should be a moratorium on its use by milita…
Childhood cancers near German nuclear power stations
In early 2008, the very large Kinderkrebs in der Umgebung von Kernkraftwerken [Childhood Cancer near Nuclear Power Plants] (KiKK) study in Germany reported increases in leukaemias and solid cancers among children living near all German nuclear power plants (NPPs). This study, previously described in Medicine, Conflict and Survival, has triggered debates in many countries as to the cause or causes of these increased cancers. An accompanying articl…
Medicine (5 works) · Nuclear physics (5 works) · Nuclear power (5 works) · Physics (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Radioactive contamination and transfer (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Environmental Justice and Health Disparities (3 works) · Environmental Science (3 works) · History (3 works)