numerous other scientific societies. He served as an expert witness during hearings before the U.S. Congress and United Nations on radioactive fallout. He also spearheaded the cleanup of plutonium contamination in the soil surrounding the Rocky Flats nuclear weapons manufacturing facility located outside of Boulder, after measuring levels of radioactivity surrounding the site. He also supported the Southern Poverty Law Center which represented the victims of government-sponsored radiation testing on low-income black citizens. Personal life Martell married Marian Elizabeth Marks. He had four children. References External links NCAR Mourns the Death of Ed Martell, Its Only Radiochemist 1918 births 1995 deaths People from Spencer, Massachusetts American chemists Nuclear chemists Radiation health effects researchers American whistleblowers