Tag: radiation

Groups Call for Stronger Coal Ash Rules

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor Jan 29, 2024 Enforcement and Inspection

Updated: Jan 29, 2024

A draft risk assessment published by the EPA reveals the potential for elevated cancer risk from radiation from the use of coal ash as fill material in building sites. Coal ash is the residual “leftover” from burning coal for energy, and it contains many toxic metal contaminants like mercury, cadmium, and arsenic. “Coal ash … […]

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Pregnant Flight Crewmembers Face Unique Hazard: Cosmic Radiation

By William C. Schillaci Aug 30, 2018 Health and Wellness

Updated: Aug 30, 2018

Working as a flight crewmember can put a pregnancy at risk, particularly during the first trimester, notes the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). NIOSH points to three hazards that could imperil a pregnancy—circadian rhythm disruption (jet lag) or shiftwork, physical job demands, and cosmic ionizing radiation.