Dr Tony Webb (born 1945) is an English social scientist and former academic residing in Australia. He is the co-author of several books including Radiation : your health at risk (1980),[1] Food irradiation: The facts (1987) which he wrote with Tim Lang[2] and Radiation and your health (1988).[3] In 1988, Webb toured Australia with Friends of the Earth, speaking in opposition to the irradiation of food.[4]

He currently resides in South Australia, where he was a member of the Citizens' Jury formed to consider the findings of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission in 2016.[citation needed] He stood as the Labor party's candidate in the electoral district of Heysen in the 2018 South Australian General Election[5] but was unsuccessful.

References

edit
  1. ^ Ryle, Claire & Garrison, Jim & Webb, Tony (1 January 1980). Radiation : Your Health at Risk. Radiation & Health Information Service. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Perera, Judith (16 April 1987). New Scientist. p. 45.
  3. ^ "Download Radiation and Your Health By Tony Webb (0948491256) - Books Library Online". www.booklibrary.co. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  4. ^ "A history of Friends of the Earth, Australia | Friends of the Earth Australia". www.foe.org.au. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  5. ^ admin (13 February 2018). "Tony Webb – Labor candidate for Heysen". South Australian Election 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.