The NIOSH/FAA Working Women’s Health Study: Evaluation of the Cosmic-Radiation Exposures of Flight Attendants

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• Personal Author:
  Bloom, Thomas F. ; Grajewski, Barbara A. ; Waters M
• Description:
  Air crew are exposed to elevated levels of cosmic ionizing radiation of galactic and solar origin and are among the more highly exposed occupational groups to ionizing radiation in the United States. Depending on flight route patterns, the annual dose may range from 0.2 to 5 mSv. By comparison, the average annual radiation dose equivalent of occupationally exposed adults in the United States is estimated to be 1.1 mSv. Cosmic-radiation dose depends primarily on altitude and geomagnetic latitude and to a lesser degree on solar activity. Although the International Commission on Radiological Protection has recommended that air crew exposures to natural radiation in-flight be treated as occupational exposures, United States flight crew exposures to natural cosmic radiation are not regulated or typically monitored. There are approximately 148,000 air crew (flight deck crew and flight attendants) in the United States. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aircraft Hazardous Substances Health Promotion Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Radiation Safety Surveys And Questionnaires
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: National Council On Radiation Protection And Measurements Cosmic Exposure Flight-personnel Health-hazards Health-programs Health-surveys Health Effects Occupational Occupational-exposure Radiation Radiation-exposure Radiation-hazards Radiation-monitoring

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• ISSN:
  0017-9078
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  79
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20023750
• Citation:
  Health Phys 2000 Nov; 79(5):553-559
• Contact Point Address:
  Martha Waters, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway R-14, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Health Physics
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:74efda57eb7629943ea38a4357fd1196f95ebe9150bfe08798b934408885288be1bc82ef8c6f2e8247081e066e366ce3a0bdc8d83b052878dd59bb9a91b2dcfd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195952/cdc_195952_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 141.02 KB ]