Dr. Ken Silver's Home Page

OTHER RECENT ACTIVITIES

Publications

Silver, K. and Clapp, R., Environmental surveillance at Los Alamos:  an independent reassessment of historical data, Risk Analysis, 26(4): 893-906 (August 2006)

Silver, K. and Sharp, R., Ethical considerations in testing workers for the -Glu69 marker of genetic susceptibility to chronic beryllium disease.  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 48(4): 434-443 (April 2006) Abstract

Dobbin, D., Turpin, R.D., Silver, K. et al, Hazardous Waste.  Chapter 20.  In:  Occupational Health:  Recognizing and Preventing Work-Related Disease and Injury, 5^th edition.  Levy, B.S., Wegman, D.H., Sokas, R. and Baron, S., Eds. (Philadelphia, PA:  Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2006), pp. 441-450 

Silver, K. and Wilson, B.  Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act.  Federal Facilities Environmental Journal, 16(3): 89-104  (Autumn 2005) Abstract

Silver, K.  The Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act.  AAOHNJ, 53(6):  267-278 (June 2005) Abstract

PROJECTS

Silver, K., Review and Critique of the Draft NIOSH Site Profile Document for Los Alamos National Laboratory, 53 pp+ (September 2005) http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ocas/lanl.html

Mulloy, K.B. and Silver, K., Silica:  The Deadly Dust [CD-ROM Training Module] (Washington, D.C.:  Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics, 2005)

Silver, K., Green, T. and Latowski, G., Cancer and Workers Exposed to Ionizing Radiation:  A Review of the Research Literature (Boston:  JSI, 2003)  Radiation_and_Cancer_Risk.pdf

PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS

Silver, K., Harriet Hardy and the Workers of Los Alamos (American Public Health Association Meeting, December 12, 2005) http://apha.confex.com/apha/133am/techprogram/paper_117369.htm

Ferguson, D. and Silver, K., Pollution Prevention in Appalachia:  Insights from the Toxics Release Inventory.  Primary Care Research Day, ETSU School of Medicine, Johnson  City, TN  September 10, 2005

Ferguson, D. and Silver, K., Toxics Release Inventory for Tennessee:  Pollution Prevention Trends and Opportunities.   Southern Appalachian Man and Biosphere Conference, Gatlinburg, TN, November 16, 2004

Challa, S. and Silver, K., Oral manifestations of industrial toxicants.  Primary Care Research Day, ETSU School of Medicine, Johnson  City, TN  September 11, 2004

Ferguson, D. and Silver, K., Toxics Release Inventory for Tennessee:  Pollution Prevention Trends and Opportunities. Primary Care Research Day, ETSU School of Medicine, Johnson  City, TN  September 11, 2004

Courses Taught

ENVH 4000 Public Health Law  Course web page
ENVH 5780 Hazardous Materials going online!
ENVH 3040 Environmental Sanitation (intro)
ENVH 5841/4710 Hazardous Waste

Student Job Search Links

American Water Works Association

Campus Health and Safety

EcoEmploy.com

EHScareers.com

Environmental Careers Organization

National Council on Science and the Environment

Public Health Employment Connection (Emory U SPH)

Public Interest Research Group (PIRG)

RileyGuide

UnionJobs Clearinghouse

EEOICPA Links

DOWNLOADABLE DOCUMENTS

Los Alamos

Ken Silver Occurrence Reports List (1970-1980, 1985, 1990).  Excel spreadsheet.  Compiled while conducting the research  for Silver and Clapp (2006) article in Risk Analysis (see above).

Paducah Plant

DOE ES&H's Paducah report October 1999  Phase I  Phase II

Paducah Senate Hearing October 1999 

Paducah Senate Hearing March 2000

Washington Post Series

CONTACT ME

Ken Silver, DSc, SM
Department of Environmental Health
ETSU P.O. Box 70682
Johnson City, TN  37614
(423) 439-4542 off.
Fax: (423) 439-5230
silver@etsu.edu