Richter B S, Stockwell H G
Office of Epidemiologic Studies, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC, USA.
Arch Environ Health. 1998 Mar-Apr;53(2):109-13. doi: 10.1080/00039896.1998.10545971.
During the 1960s, two nuclear detonations were exploded in an underground salt dome in Lamar County, Mississippi. Citizens in this rural area expressed concern about excess cancer among the residents as a result of exposure to tritium. Researchers initiated an epidemiologic investigation in response to these concerns. Investigators identified 2251 deaths, of which 562 (25.7%) were cancer related. Observed cancer rates for the area of Mississippi were no different than those expected for the state as a whole. Investigators found no association between cancer mortality and distance from the center of detonation.
20世纪60年代，在密西西比州拉马尔县的一个地下盐丘中进行了两次核爆炸。这个农村地区的居民对因接触氚而导致居民中癌症过多表示担忧。研究人员针对这些担忧展开了一项流行病学调查。调查人员确定了2251例死亡病例，其中562例（25.7%）与癌症有关。密西西比州该地区的观察到的癌症发病率与整个州预期的发病率没有差异。调查人员发现癌症死亡率与距爆炸中心的距离之间没有关联。
