Inequalities in the nuclear age: impact of race and gender on radiation exposure at the Savannah River Site (1951-1999).

New Solutions : a Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy : NS
Kim A Angelon-GaetzSteve Wing

Abstract

Changes in the workforce during the civil rights movement may have impacted occupational exposures in the United States. We examined Savannah River Site (SRS) employee records (1951-1999) for changes in radiation doses and monitoring practices, by race and sex. Segregation of jobs by race and sex diminished but remained pronounced in recent years. Female workers were less likely than males to be monitored for occupational radiation exposure [odds of being unmonitored = 3.11; 95% CI: (2.79, 3.47)] even after controlling for job and decade of employment. Black workers were more likely than non-black workers to have a detectable radiation dose [OR = 1.36 (95% CI: 1.28, 1.43)]. Female workers have incomplete dose histories that would hinder compensation for illnesses related to occupational exposures. The persistence of job segregation and excess radiation exposures of black workers shows the need for further action to address disparities in occupational opportunities and hazardous exposures in the U. S. South.

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Jul 14, 2010·New Solutions : a Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy : NS·Steve Wing
Mar 10, 2016·New Solutions : a Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy : NS·Loka Ashwood, Steve Wing
Apr 1, 2011·Du Bois Review : Social Science Research on Race·Gilbert C Gee, Chandra L Ford
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