Dr Ian Fairlie, Ph.D.
Consultant in Environmental Radiation
115 Riversdale Road
LONDON N5 2SU
United Kingdom
Tel- ..44 20 7354 1512
E-mail:
ianfairlie@uklondon115.freeserve.co.uk
Biography:
Dr. Fairlie is an independent consultant on radioactivity in the environment. He is an independent consultant on the risks that radioactive waste poses to public health, focusing in particular on internal radionuclides, such as tritium. His work has been published in many scientific journals including The Ecologist. Acting in an independent capacity and as consultant to various environment groups, Dr Fairlie has queried 'official' views on the risks posed by exposures to ingested or inhaled radionuclides. He was formerly an occupational health advisor to the TUC, and has worked on radiation protection issues for a number of UK Government agencies and for the Green Party Group in the European Parliament.He serves on the Secretariat of the Committee Examining Radiation Risks of Internal Emitters (CERRIE) recently established by the Environment Minister, Rt Hon Michael Meacher. Dr Fairlie has degrees in chemistry and radiation biology; his doctoral studies examined dosimetric impacts of Sellafield discharges. He has degrees in chemistry from the University of Western Ontario in Canada, and in radiation biology from Barts Medical College in London. His doctoral studies at Imperial College examined dosimetric impacts of nuclide discharges at Sellafield and la Hague.
Dr Fairlie has acted as consultant to the European Parliament, World Health Organizaton, BNFL National Stakeholder Dialogue, and local and national authorities in a number of countries. He previously worked at MAFF, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency and the Food Standards Agency on radiation protection matters. Until recently, he was technical advisor to environmental NGOs on BNFL's National Stakeholder. He was on the Secretariat of the FSA's Consultative Exercise on Dose Assessments to critical groups near nuclear facilities in 2000. In the past, Dr Fairlie worked on occupational health issues at the Trades Union Congress, and as radiation advisor to Greenpeace Canada. He has advised environmental NGOs, the European Parliament, attorneys and local and national authorities in a number of countries.
Dr Fairlie has written on various matters on radiation protection, including tritium dosimetry, nuclide speciation, and the utility of collective doses. His interests include opera, classical music, tennis and cycling the length of France.
Dr Fairlie is one of the authors of the recently published STOA Report
on the possible toxic effects from the nuclear reprocessing plants at Cap de la
Hague and Sellafield, commissioned by the European Parliament.