[CPEO-MEF] Tungsten probed in Fallon (NV) Leukemia cluster.

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Tungsten probed for cancer link

By AMANDA LEHMERT
Cape Cod Times (MA)
January 15, 2006

 In a study that could have implications on Cape Cod, university
researchers have found high levels of tungsten and cobalt in the air in
a Nevada town where 16 children have contracted leukemia.

University of Arizona scientists say the metals may be coming from
emissions of a nearby hard metal facility. In a paper published this
month in the journal Applied Geochemistry, they suggest the research
puts them one step closer to identifying tungsten as a possible
environmental cause for the deadly childhood disease.

On the Cape, the Army Environmental Center has been investigating the
use of tungsten-nylon bullets at Camp Edwards since the Massachusetts
National Guard learned of concerns about the metal's toxicity.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.capecodonline.com/cctimes/tungstenprobed15.htm

To view or download the original article in  Applied Geochemistry, go to

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