Health Hazard Evaluation Report HETA 93-0969-2389, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St.Louis, Missouri

摘要

In response to a request from the Newspaper Guild, an investigation was begun ofa possible excess number of brain tumors in editorial staff members at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (SIC-2711) (SLPD), St. Louis, Missouri. The editorial staff was also concerned about electromagnetic fields and the possible relation to brain cancer. In two cases the primary brain cancers were medically confirmed to be of the astrocytoma cell type. They had worked in the editorial room for 15 to 20 years. Exposures to extremely low frequency fields in the SLPD were found to be typical of modern office facilities. The authors conclude that no basis was found for concluding that the cases of brain cancer were related to the physical environment in the SLPD building. The electromagnetic fields measured in the building were relatively low.