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AACE & ATA endorse potassium iodide for radiation emergencies
Discusses protective measures from absorbing radioactive iodine released during a nuclear disaster.

The Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory's Thyroid Function Study
Testing in Alaska using radioactive iodine 131 in 1996. Health effects, ethics, recommendations, informed consent elements of disclosure.

ATSDR -Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
The Hanford Community Health Project provides educational resources to those concerned about past exposure to radioactive iodine (I-131) released from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.

Potassium Iodide as a Thyroid Blocking Agent in Radiation Emergencies
FDA document providing an introduction, background, conclusions, and recommendations.

Questions and Answers about Potassium Iodide (KI)
Covers information relating to radioactive iodine and the thyroid gland.

No Cancer Link to Nuclear Site Found
People who were exposed to radioactive gas in Washington state during the Cold War have not experienced higher rates of thyroid cancer. From Health Day. (November 30, 2004)

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