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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>From a scientist-friend who has authored a
research study on the health impacts of depleted uranium exposure on Gulf War
vets and civilians --- Sue<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Hi Sue,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Yes, very interesting and
well written. As you might expect, the research is suggestive of a link but it
is far from conclusive. Tests of the type described are generally used to
identify possibilities that will require animal tests and other detailed research.
The article appears to be saying that animal testing is underway. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>I am impressed by both the
research and the reporting. The report does include some ambiguous statements
that could be misinterpreted. For example, she says that exposure to uranium has
been linked to lung cancer, kidney damage, and bone disease in Navajos. It
depends what she means by “linked.” The only clear scientific
empirical evidence of a linkage is for kidney disease. Surprisingly, no direct
data exists for humans and lung cancer because the effect of uranium from
uranium mines is overwhelmed by the much-greater radiation effect of radon gas
and its progeny. This does not mean that there is no effect and, in fact,
scientists are certain that sufficient exposure will increase the risk of lung
cancer. The linkage to bone disease has been suggested but subsequent research
has failed to fine a linkage.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>The linkage of uranium with
breast cancer in Navajos is extremely weak. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Many other factors are far
more likely to be the culprit, such as fat consumption and many other lifestyle
changes. To her credit, the reporter identifies some of these possibilities and
presents opposing views. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>I would generally favor the
tightening of drinking water standards proposed in the report, primarily because
of kidney damage concerns. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>All in all, it is a good
study and worthy of more in depth research.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Best,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Sam<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>……………………………………….<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Sue Dayton</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>North Carolina</span></font></st1:place></st1:State><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> Healthy Communities Program</span></font><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>PO</span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">BOX</st1:Street> 44</st1:address></span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>Saxapahaw</span></font></st1:City><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">NC</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">27340</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>(336) 525-2003</span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><a href="mailto:sdayton@swcp.com">sdayton@swcp.com</a></span></font><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 color=navy face="Palatino Linotype"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Palatino Linotype";color:navy'>Our lives begin to end the day we
become silent about things that matter. - Martin Luther King
Jr.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></em></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Gregg Vickrey
[mailto:sccchatham@yahoo.com] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, March 18, 2008 3:56
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> abeckrich@sssas.org;
adam@seac.org; adesoto@vt.edu; albrinkle@radford.edu; alex@focusthenation.org;
alisonm@vt.edu; anross-hammond@nsu.edu; Smidgen Barnes; PHILLIP BARR;
Barryc@indigenousway.net; bchristia2@radford.edu; bryce88@vt.edu; John Chaney;
chop@vt.edu; cjaffe@selcva.org; cmccue@selcva.org; cmiller@pecva.org; a
cockrell; m cromer; dale@birdfoot.com; ddhirt@vt.edu; Peter DeFur;
dholmes@pecva.org; dkuebric@gmu.edu; Jack Dunavant; envact@wm.edu;
environmental.law@sierraclub.org; fetlock4@aol.com; Allison Fisher;
folmar@vt.edu; george.burbanck@hamptonu.edu; ghhpc@erols.com; George Haley;
hami2787@vt.edu; c har; Crystal Huffman; Tom Hundley; intothewoods@whro.net;
jason.osborne@sw.edu; jean.harsh@marymount.edu; jpryde@vt.edu; jrpont@vt.edu;
jtrobe@wm.edu; jwallis@cleanair-coolplanet.org; kslaughter@selcva.org;
lee_cj@students.lynchburg.edu; llemaitre@randolphcollege.edu; Karen Maute;
mcox293@radford.edu; michael.boylan@marymount.edu; mike@seedsguys.org;
mkcromer@vt.edu; msl4b@virginia.edu; k mull; munley@roanoke.edu;
mzogby@valcv.org; nathan@vcnva.org; e nenon; Kelly Novack; Wallace Nunn;
rgroover@reynolds.edu; robin@cvccpa.com; sabihusmani@gmail.com;
schwartz@vt.edu; sdayton@swcp.com; sdesposito@earthworksaction.org; Shireen;
shopkins7706@email.vccs.edu; southside_youth_alliance@yahoo.com;
spinster@vt.edu; ssiddiqi@vsu.edu; George & Janet Stanhope;
tbenson@pecva.org; thundl87@vt.edu; tlcalien@aim.com; Josh Tulkin;
urdige@odu.edu; virlcv@aol.com; Katie Whitehead<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Alliance</st1:place></st1:City> of Organizations Meeting - MARK YOUR
CALENDAR!</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hey Folks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thanks to all that responded to my last email regarding a strategy
meeting to discuss our plans to stop uranium mining in the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Commonwealth</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Virginia</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>.
After giving a week for response, it appears that SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 2008 from
10:00 AM TO 6:00 PM Will work for the majority of us. The location will be <a
href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=St.+John's+Episcopal+Church,&near=Halifax,+VA&fb=1&view=text&latlng=36766929,-78931967,4833783216924906426">St.
John's Episcopal Church</a>, <st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">197
Mountain Rd.</st1:Street>, <st1:City w:st="on">Halifax</st1:City>, <st1:State
w:st="on">VA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">24558</st1:PostalCode></st1:address>.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>I have taken the liberty of providing a tentative agenda for our
meeting. I have extensive experience (in the business world) in training and
planning formats. With that said, I only did this because no one suggested a meeting
format and I feel, for us to use our time effectively, we need a mechanism to
be productive. Please review and comment on this suggested agenda.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thank you so much for participating! I look forward to each of you
sending me an RSVP to <a href="mailto:sccchatham@yahoo.com">sccchatham@yahoo.com</a>
and to seeing you on the 29th.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Gregg<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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