Uranium Health Studies
Block 5 of Biological Impact Pathway Model
- Uranium Workers — occupational exposures
- Effects in Navajo, Native American miners often disproportionately HIGHER than in other racial groups
- Latency — the time between exposure to a toxin and the onset of an illness; for U miners, 2 years to 30+ years
- General Population — population exposures; includes families of uranium workers
- Livestock — animal uptake studies in uranium mining areas
- Environmental — air, water, land in uranium areas
