Leukemia incidence and radioactivity in drinking water in 59 Iowa towns
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11027356 |
|---|---|
| Authors | L Fuortes, Laurence J Fuortes (University of Iowa), L A McNutt, Charles F Lynch (0000-0002-9542-6439), C Lynch |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 80 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1261-1262 |
| Publication date | 1990-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.80.10.1261 |
| PMID | 2400041 |
| OpenAlex | W2126247564 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
Fifty-nine towns in Iowa with single source drinking water supplies were stratified on the basis of radium content in finished non-softened water to test the hypothesis of an association with total or acute myeloid leukemia. Fourteen towns had radium concentrations in drinking water exceeding the EPA safety limit of 5 picocuries per liter (pCi/L). A small increasing trend existed for total leukemia with increased radium content in drinking water that is in accordance with either the hypothesis of no effect or of a small effect
Biology · Environmental health · Incidence (geometry) · Leukemia · Myeloid leukemia · Radiochemistry · Radium · Water resource management · Water source · Chemistry · Environmental Science · Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies · Internal Medicine · Mathematics · Medicine · Nuclear and radioactivity studies · Radioactive contamination and transfer · Toxicology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |