Radionuclide contaminated drinking water can expose humans to unsafe levels of radiation. The goal of this project was to determine if people in communities near nuclear reactors are at greater risk for developing negative health effects than people in other communities. This was accomplished through research on the health effects of radionuclide exposure, cancer rates near reactors, and radionuclide levels in drinking waters near reactors. It was determined that proximity to reactors does not significantly increase the risk of developing cancer.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Hilfer, Thomas Clemence
• Mathew, Jessica M.
• Bartal, Nicholas Edward

Subject

• Health
• Security
• Well-Being
• Water

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-042808-154205

Keyword

• Public health
• Water--Pollution
• Water-supply--Health aspects

Advisor

• Plummer, Jeanine D.

Year

• 2008

Date created

• 2008-04-28

Location

• Worcester

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright