Professional opinion

Dr. Eli Stern

Partner

D. Tertkovksy

Objectives

• To conduct a large-scale exposure assessment to determine whether the exposure of soldiers residing and/or training at the base to carcinogens and ionizing radiation complies with stringent international and Israeli standards. Alternatively, whether exposure in various outlined areas is sufficient to be considered a significant environmental factor in (allegedly) excess morbidity.   
• In the aforementioned, focus on historical and current emissions of hazardous material in general, and particularly carcinogens, from routine operation of industrial plants located in the Arad Industrial Zone, and focus on exposure in outlined areas to ionizing radiation linked to land with abundant radioactive substances (relative, of course) found in the region, including direct radiation from the ground, radon and breathing of suspended particle matter.

Implications / Applications

(a)   Drawing conclusions regarding past exposure (as a supplement to epidemiological tests carried out by Prof. Freedman and his team).

(b)   Addressing the question of the need (or urgency of the need) to vacate the base at present.

Status

The work has been completed ( There may be possible supplements through the end of December 2009).

Financing

Self

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