Altitude Quote by Steven Magee

“There are serious long-term adverse health effects associated with being a high altitude worker.”

— Steven Magee

“Poor diet combined with high altitude exposures may bring increased risks of illnesses and cancers.”

— Steven Magee

“When I worked in professional high and very high altitude astronomy, I was completely clueless to what the long term biological hazards of the…

— Steven Magee

“As I watched my mental and physical health rapidly decline during a decade of working in high altitude professional astronomy, I became suspicious about…

— Steven Magee

“The lasting physical and mental health effects of long term very high altitude exposure appear to be remarkably similar to daily heavy smoking.”

— Steven Magee

“The following information really should be placed on all very high altitude job adverts and company contracts: WARNING – Very high altitude commuting presents…

— Steven Magee

“The illnesses in high altitude professional astronomy are generally a mixture of long term altitude sickness and workplace toxicity.”

— Steven Magee

“Very high altitude workers were using medical oxygen to treat numerous health conditions that included fatigue, confusion, headaches, feeling faint and digestive issues.”

— Steven Magee

“The only difference between a very high altitude worker and a radiation worker is that there is a government compensation program in place for…

— Steven Magee

“There is a social responsibility to discover the health techniques needed to recover from the long-term hypoxic damage we know as ‘Long COVID’ and…

— Steven Magee

“If you want to make astronomers uncomfortable, you ask to see the health study of all very high altitude workers at the Mauna Kea…

— Steven Magee

“During my time in high altitude astronomy, I routinely witnessed workers breathing medical oxygen, industrial carbon dioxide, nitrogen and helium gas as part of…

— Steven Magee