NDLI: Exposure to ionising radiations arising from the operation of nuclear installations and cancer mortality

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Author	Jiménez, M. A. Martín Valdepeñas, J. M. Aragonés, N. Pollán, M. López Abente, G. García Pérez, J. García Talavera, M. Pérez Gómez, B. Pastor Barriuso, R. Vidal Ocabo, E. Tello Anchuela, O. Ramos, L.
Copyright Year	2013
Abstract	World-wide controversy continues to surround the question of whether exposure to ionising radiations arising from nuclear power plants and radioactive fuel cycle facilities could increase the risk of cancer. The objective was to analyse cancer mortality in towns close to Spanish nuclear power plants and radioactive fuel cycle facilities by reference to their history of exposure to artificial radiation generated by such emissions. An ecological cancer mortality study was conducted to know the effect of artificial radiation, estimated taken into account the magnitude of emissions, in towns ≤30 km of any installation. A model of atmospheric and aquatic dispersion of radionuclides was used. As reference, towns within a 50–100 km radius were matched with exposed by socio-demographic characteristics. For analysis purposes, log-linear Poisson models were fitted. The cumulative effective dose was the measure of exposure. Mortality rates ratios were calculated for each tumour site. Natural radiation and socio-demographic matching variables were included in the models, with ‘installation’ as a random effects term. The estimated cumulative artificial radiation dose was below 350 μSv for all sites. For nuclear power plants overall, analysis showed no positive association with increases in the cumulative dose. In the joint analysis of radioactive fuel cycle facilities, however, mortality was observed to rise with increases in the estimated radiation dose in the case of lung, bone and colorectal cancer, and in breast cancer among women. These results would not appear to be due to exposure arising from the operation of the installations, since were not reproduced around installations of the same type.
Starting Page	97
Ending Page	110
Page Count	14
File Format	PDF
ISSN	17351472
Journal	International Journal of Environmental Science & Technology
Volume Number	11
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	17352630
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publisher Date	2013-04-16
Publisher Place	Berlin, Heidelberg
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Spatial epidemiology Ecotoxicology Water Management Epidemiology Industrial pollution Nuclear power Waste Water Technology Aquatic Pollution Environment Water Pollution Control Environmental pollution/prevention and control Environmental Chemistry Environmental Science and Engineering Soil Science & Conservation
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Environmental Chemistry Environmental Engineering Agricultural and Biological Sciences

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