Inequalities in the nuclear age: impact of race and gender on radiation exposure at the Savannah River Site (1951-1999).
Inequalities in the nuclear age: impact of race and gender on radiation exposure at the Savannah River Site (1951-1999).
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10.2190/ns.20.2.e
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2010
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Wing S
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Angelon-Gaetz KA;Richardson DB;Wing S
民权运动期间劳动力的变化可能影响了美国的职业暴露。我们检查了萨凡纳河站点（SRS）的员工记录（1951-1999年）的辐射剂量和监测实践的变化，按种族和性别。近年来，按种族和性别进行的工作隔离有所减少，但仍然很明显。即使在控制了工作和十年的就业之后，女工也不太可能比男性受到职业辐射照射的监测[未监测的几率= 3.11; 95% CI：（2.79，3.47）]。黑人工人比非黑人工人更可能有可检测的辐射剂量[OR = 1.36（95% CI：1.28，1.43）]。女工的剂量史不完整，这将妨碍对与职业照射有关的疾病的补偿。黑人工人的职业隔离和过量辐射暴露的持续存在表明，有必要采取进一步行动，以解决美国南部职业机会和危险暴露方面的差距。
Changes in the workforce during the civil rights movement may have impacted occupational exposures in the United States. We examined Savannah River Site (SRS) employee records (1951–1999) for changes in radiation doses and monitoring practices, by race and sex. Segregation of jobs by race and sex diminished but remained pronounced in recent years. Female workers were less likely than males to be monitored for occupational radiation exposure [odds of being unmonitored = 3.11; 95% CI: (2.79, 3.47)] even after controlling for job and decade of employment. Black workers were more likely than non-black workers to have a detectable radiation dose [OR = 1.36 (95% CI: 1.28, 1.43)]. Female workers have incomplete dose histories that would hinder compensation for illnesses related to occupational exposures. The persistence of job segregation and excess radiation exposures of black workers shows the need for further action to address disparities in occupational opportunities and hazardous exposures in the U.S. South.