Electromagnetic field exposure and leukemia mortality in the United States

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• Personal Author:
  Burnett CA ; Fine, Lawrence J. ; Frazier, Todd M. ; Lalich NR ; Robinson CF ; Sestito, John P.
• Description:
  During a recent analysis of mortality data from 14 states of the United States an increased mortality for ten of 11 similar electrical occupations was noticed. Age adjusted proportionate mortality ratios (PMRs) were examined by occupation and industry to detect increased mortality risks among 426,705 white men over the age of 15 years. Mortality was determined for all leukemia and acute myelogenous leukemia for white men whose usual work was in one of the 11 occupations with potential exposure to electric or magnetic fields. A summary PMR for all leukemia for the 11 occupations, computed by totaling expected and observed deaths was 119. The PMR for telephone linemen, installers, and repairmen was 347 for acute myelogenous leukemia, based on two deaths, but the lower confidence limit did not exclude the null. The PMR for photographic equipment manufacturing increased to 213, based on 11 deaths. While the exact cause of the leukemia excess is not clear, the authors suggest that the occupations which share exposures to electric and magnetic fields also may involve potential exposure to suspected leukemogenic chemicals. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Blood Electric Injuries Electricity Epidemiology Neoplasms Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Cancer-rates Electrical-hazards Electrical-industry Electrical-workers JOCMA7 Leukemogenesis National Occupational Mortality Surveillance NIOSH-Author NOMS Risk-analysis Risk-factors

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• ISSN:
  0096-1736
• 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
• Pages in Document:
  160-162
• Volume:
  33
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00199794
• Citation:
  J Occup Med 1991 Feb; 33(2):160-162
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr Robinson, NIOSH, Mail Stop R-18, 4676 Columbia Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45226-1998
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1991
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Occupational Medicine
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:667cc7e90a886462209a422dbba8ee95dfdbaae3e0708dcf4b72cfe968fd0a6daf94a4a515dba6e4a07d61055dbb57adfb3614609ce1e4bbb228d45704f9f389
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/204576/cdc_204576_DS1.pdf
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