RISKS THAT INCREASE PROBABILITY OF DEATH BY ONE IN A MILLION
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RISKS THAT INCREASE PROBABILITY OF DEATH BY ONE IN A MILLION
Smoking 1.4 Cigarettes Cancer, Heart Disease
Drinking 0.5 Liter of Wine Cirrhosis of the Liver
Traveling 10 miles by Bicycle Accident
Traveling 300 miles by Car Accident
Flying 1000 miles by Jet Accident
One Chest X-Ray Cancer from Radiation
Eating 40 Tablespoons of Peanut Butter Liver Cancer from Aflatoxin
Eating 100 Charcoal-Broiled Steaks Cancer from Benzopyrene
Drinking 30 Cans of Diet Soda Cancer from Saccharin
Living 150 years within 20 miles of a Nuclear Power Plant Cancer from Radiation
Risk of Accident by Living within 5 Miles of a Nuclear Reactor for 50 Years Cancer from Radiation
Activity
Cause of Death
Source: Wilson, R., “Analyzing the Risks of Daily Life,” Technology Review, 81, (1979).
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