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Cancer, child deformities and deaths in uranium mining communities

(India) Uranium and the secret society

Arch1 5 August 09

“………….In a shocking report, the Indian Doctors for Peace and Development (IDPD) has revealed facts regarding health hazards faced by miners working in the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) in the form of a detailed survey report.

The survey was undertaken by the organisation affiliated to Germany-based International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) in association with Jharkhandi Organisation Against Radiation (JOAR).

The study was took place between May and August 2007.  It was conducted in two different phases.  While one survey concentrates on villages within the radius of 2.5 km from the mines, a similar one was undertaken in villages about 30 km from the mining areas.

A total of 2,118 households were studied in the first category, while another 1,956 households in the second category.

According to the survey, DPD found significant increases in congenital deformities and childhood deaths due to congenital deformities; increased sterility; and elevated numbers of deaths due to cancer.

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August 7, 2009 - Posted by | environment, India | , , , ,

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