International
Institute of Concern
for Public Health

Presentation for Development of Air Standards for Uranium

December 12, 2008

IICPH Presentation to Science Discussion Meeting for the Development of Air Standards For Uranium (Canada)

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An Afternoon with Rosalie Bertell and Friends

May 31, 2008

1.30 to 3.30 pm.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
At McClure Hall, Bloor Street United Church
300 Bloor Street West at Huron Street, Toronto, Ontario

Please accept this invitation to join us on the above date for a celebration of the life

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Comments on Standards and Guidelines For Tritium in Drinking Water

March 1, 2008

IICPH Submission to the Ontario Drinking Water Advisory Council

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Comments on the Environmental Assessment guidelines for Pickering B

January 3, 2007

Louise Levert
Commissions Operations Officer
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
280 Slater St.
PO Box 1046
Ottawa ON
Canada K1P 5S9
January 3, 2007

Via e-mail: interventions@cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca

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Acta Paediatrica - Papers on Children's Health

January 1, 2006

These are papers submitted for posting by Dr. Chris Busby, a friend of the Institute. They are in PDF format

Today’s epidemics in children: Possible relations to environmental pollution and suggested preventive measures

Policy and science in children’s health

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The Potential Hazard of Ionizing Radiation in Smoke Detectors

January 1, 2005

There are two types of smoke detectors currently in use: the photoelectric detector and the ionization detector. The photoelectric detector responds to smoke, which deflects a small light beam inside of the detector and activates the photoelectric cell, setting up

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Depleted Uranium: Questions and Answers on Its Use in War

September 1, 2003

By H. Patricia Hynes, Sardor Ibragimov

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Avoidable Tragedy Post-Chernobyl

September 1, 2002

Journal of Humanitarian Medicine", Vol. II, No. 3, pp 21 – 28
By Rosalie Bertell

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Une tragédie post-Tchernobyl qui aurait pu être évitée

September 1, 2002

Analyse critique
By Rosalie Bertell, traduit par Solange Fernex, Biederthal, France

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Dr. Alice Stewart's Obituary

June 27, 2002

From the New York Times

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Danger and Unreliability of Mammography

September 1, 2001

Breast Examination is a Safe, Effective, and Practical Alternative
By Samuel S. Epstein, Rosalie Bertell, Barbara Seaman

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Six Principles for the IFC

May 1, 2001

International Finance Corporation
2121 Pennsylvania Ave NW
Washington, DC 20433

As agreed in our meeting of 19 April, we are writing this letter to inform the process of revising IFC’s Health Care Facilities Guidelines. Since these guidelines are legally binding

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Host Response to Depleted Uranium

November 1, 2000

Whenever a new toxic material is introduced into the biosphere, it must be studied thoroughly with respect to: 1) The nature of the hazard; 2) The pathways to humans including the portal of entry into the human body; and 3)

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Amchitka Nuclear Test Workers to Gain Compensation for Occupational Illnesses

October 31, 2000

Dr. Rosalie Bertell’s work used in a Defense Authorization Bill U.S.A.
Globalization

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Gulf War Veterans and Depleted Uranium

January 1, 2000

SOURCE OF EXPOSURE:

Uranium metal is autopyrophoric and can burn spontaneously at room temperature in the presence of air, oxygen and water. At temperatures of 200-400 degrees Celsius, uranium powder may self-ignite in atmospheres of carbon dioxide and nitrogen.

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Can ICRP Be Trusted To Set Radiation Exposure Standards?

August 13, 1995

By Rosalie Bertell

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Peace Making after Rio, 1992

July 1, 1992

Originally published in the International Perspectives in Public Health Journal 1992, Volume 8, ISSN: 8755-5328

One very obvious omission at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro was a discussion on the impact of war and preparation for war on

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