Hypothyrodisim and spontaneous abortions among Hanford, Washington, downwinders

Journal Article · Wed May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1996 · Archives of Environmental Health

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00039896.1996.9936012· OSTI ID:450661

Grossman, C M; Morton, W E ^[1]; Nussbaum, R H ^[2]

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1. Oregon Health Sciences Univ., Portland, OR (United States)
2. Portland State Univ., Portland, OR (United States)

Spontaneous abortions occurred more than twice as frequently in hypothyroid women, compared with nonhypothyroid women. Both groups of women had lived in the same environment during the same period of time. The high incidence of hypothyroidism in a cohort of several hundred women who lived downwind of the Hanford, Washington, nuclear installation was likely associated with environmental contamination from deliberate releases of radioactive iodine from the facility. 8 refs.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 450661
• Journal Information: Archives of Environmental Health, Vol. 51, Issue 3; Other Information: PBD: May-Jun 1996
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
APPLIED STUDIES
HYPOTHYROIDISM
DISEASE INCIDENCE
WOMEN
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
IODINE 131
EMISSION
HANFORD RESERVATION
CONTAMINATION
ABORTION
REPRODUCTIVE DISORDERS
MILK
FOOD CHAINS
FALLOUT