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Old Jan 12, 2010 | 2:59 pm
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Originally Posted by trek87
Commercial jets fly mainly well below the ozone layer, which is contained within Earth's stratosphere between about 15-30 km. It is this layer (and those above it) which is primarily responsible for absorbing otherwise harmful radiation from reaching altitudes lower than this.
Did some digging and found the article that I remember seeing before:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1210205048.htm

This is only about a year old...I would have figured ALPA would be interested in this and seeing if there is further proof that there is an occupational hazard...
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