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NH #612 – “Acceptable” Radiation Exposure Standards & Gender Bias: Mary Olson + In Memorium: Mary Oscko, N. St. Louis Activist

Nuclear Hotseat

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Is Radiation More Dangerous Than a Man's Body?

The standards based on reference man are used for people of all ages from infants to elders, male and female. Not everybody is five foot eight inches tall and weighs 145 pounds and has a young male lifestyle. And what we're going to be talking about the fact is that not only is it inappropriate to use this standard based on a young man for a baby, it's also inappropriate to use it for a female of any age.

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