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Coal Combustion Article discusses coal combustion which produces carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. Releases from coal combustion also contain naturally occurring radioactive materials. http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/rev26-34/text/colmain.html

The Committee For Nuclear Responsibility Non-profit, public interest association founded by Dr John Gofman. Interested in health costs of low-level ionizing radiation. http://www.ratical.org/radiation/CNR/

Downwinders A research and educational foundation dedicated to protecting citizens from nuclear and radiation hazards. http://www.downwinders.org/

Fallout Report Estimated exposures and thyroid doses received by the American people from Iodine-131 in fallout following Nevada atmospheric nuclear bomb tests. National Cancer Institute report to US Congress. http://rex.nci.nih.gov/massmedia/Fallout/index.html

Nuclear Fallout From Nevada Bomb Tests National Cancer Institute study to estimate Iodine (I-131) doses from nuclear fallout from Nevada atmospheric nuclear bombs tests. Includes map of US fallout area. http://rex.nci.nih.gov/INTRFCE_GIFS/WHTNEW_INTR_97.htm#anchor3455934

Rat Haus Reality Radiation Information about the health costs of man-made low-level ionizing radiation. Index and full text of many articles and books. http://www.ratical.org/radiation/

Tooth Fairy Project Radiation and Public Health Project (RPHP) baby teeth study of the levels of radioactive strontium-90 (Sr-90) in baby teeth, to determine whether these levels are higher around nuclear facilities than in the rest of the country. http://radiation.org/

Victims of the Nuclear Age The nuclear industry underestimate the real cost of nuclear power. Rosalie Bertell calculates the real number of victims of the nuclear age. The Ambassadors. (July 1, 2000) http://ambassadors.net/archives/issue8/opinions_nuclear.htm