Some info., in graphic form, to put concerns into perspective: http://xkcd.com/radiation/
Protecting Hens from Japan Fallout!
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I've seen the chart and many other references to similar. You should look up the huge difference between radiation hitting your body from the outside and being ingested and/or inhaled. Big difference - these charts are valuable in their own way, but not relevant to eating irradiated food or inhaling a bit of caesium with your morning walk. Like I say, it's personal choice.
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Hope49: You should look up the huge difference between radiation hitting your body from the outside and being ingested and/or inhaled. Big difference - these charts are valuable in their own way, but not relevant.
You won't find me standing next to an unshielded neutron source. The chart posted also lists radiation amounts released into air by coal fired plants. It is one thing to inhale a single molecule of Plutonium Oxide/dioxide and, on the other hand, to catch stray Polonium 210 from cigarette smoke.
Confusion would clear up immensely if all human experimentation wasn't inadvertant/accidental. Epidemiological surveys of those `inadvertant', extremely low dose exposure. populations are ambiguous at best and, indeed, exhibit evidence of a hormetic component at certain dosage/time periods.
I keep up with our water district's reports:
Combined EPA info through early April: http://www.epa.gov/japan2011/rert/radnet-sampling-data.html#all
Still feeling more threatened by the potential for cancer from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and acrylamide from frying chicken in oil in a poorly ventilated kitchen.
You won't find me standing next to an unshielded neutron source. The chart posted also lists radiation amounts released into air by coal fired plants. It is one thing to inhale a single molecule of Plutonium Oxide/dioxide and, on the other hand, to catch stray Polonium 210 from cigarette smoke.
Confusion would clear up immensely if all human experimentation wasn't inadvertant/accidental. Epidemiological surveys of those `inadvertant', extremely low dose exposure. populations are ambiguous at best and, indeed, exhibit evidence of a hormetic component at certain dosage/time periods.
I keep up with our water district's reports:
Combined EPA info through early April: http://www.epa.gov/japan2011/rert/radnet-sampling-data.html#all
Still feeling more threatened by the potential for cancer from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and acrylamide from frying chicken in oil in a poorly ventilated kitchen.
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OK, I just started reading this from page one and literally had to put my computer down because I was laughing so hard I was crying!!! You guys are HYSTERICAL. I told my husband I never knew chicken owners were so funny. Thanks for making my day!!!!
Hey Hope...have you thought about getting water and milk tested? Wonder where you can send that stuff to get tested/.,,,,
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I just don't know anywhere to do it. The radiation in Anaheim, and actually, most of the U.S., has slowed down for the moment. We are waiting for the next "shoes to fall", because the reactors are all still very unstable, and they have found another one on another island that's leaking, plus a discover today of fuel rods lying out in the open 2 miles from the Fukushima reactors.
This is a live webcam on the reactors at Fukushima. They are still belching steam daily, which means there is still fusion going on.
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There's a certain amount of decay, but the active reaction has been stopped. The steam is from residual heat, which will be a problem for quite some time. The worst problem is with putting the emergency generators below the high water mark. The plant survived the earthquake and the tsunami. It was simple water damage to the generators that caused the disaster.
In Japan the radiation levels outside the plant are negligible. By the time you reach Tokyo they're nearly non-existent. In America you need very sensitive equipment to detect any change from normal background radiation.
And as for Radon in the basement, the most important safety equipment you need is good lighting, since the greatest danger is falling down the steps.
When I was young I had a radium dial watch and I rolled mercury around in my palm because it was fun to play with. I had no idea that I died a dozen times over form the toxic life I was living.
Claude
There's a certain amount of decay, but the active reaction has been stopped. The steam is from residual heat, which will be a problem for quite some time. The worst problem is with putting the emergency generators below the high water mark. The plant survived the earthquake and the tsunami. It was simple water damage to the generators that caused the disaster.
In Japan the radiation levels outside the plant are negligible. By the time you reach Tokyo they're nearly non-existent. In America you need very sensitive equipment to detect any change from normal background radiation.
And as for Radon in the basement, the most important safety equipment you need is good lighting, since the greatest danger is falling down the steps.
When I was young I had a radium dial watch and I rolled mercury around in my palm because it was fun to play with. I had no idea that I died a dozen times over form the toxic life I was living.
Claude
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There's a certain amount of decay, but the active reaction has been stopped. The steam is from residual heat, which will be a problem for quite some time. The worst problem is with putting the emergency generators below the high water mark. The plant survived the earthquake and the tsunami. It was simple water damage to the generators that caused the disaster.
In Japan the radiation levels outside the plant are negligible. By the time you reach Tokyo they're nearly non-existent. In America you need very sensitive equipment to detect any change from normal background radiation.
And as for Radon in the basement, the most important safety equipment you need is good lighting, since the greatest danger is falling down the steps.
When I was young I had a radium dial watch and I rolled mercury around in my palm because it was fun to play with. I had no idea that I died a dozen times over form the toxic life I was living.
Claude
My daughter lives in northern Japan and traveled all over Japan for Golden Week last week.
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There's a certain amount of decay, but the active reaction has been stopped. The steam is from residual heat, which will be a problem for quite some time. The worst problem is with putting the emergency generators below the high water mark. The plant survived the earthquake and the tsunami. It was simple water damage to the generators that caused the disaster.
In Japan the radiation levels outside the plant are negligible. By the time you reach Tokyo they're nearly non-existent. In America you need very sensitive equipment to detect any change from normal background radiation.
And as for Radon in the basement, the most important safety equipment you need is good lighting, since the greatest danger is falling down the steps.
When I was young I had a radium dial watch and I rolled mercury around in my palm because it was fun to play with. I had no idea that I died a dozen times over form the toxic life I was living.
Claude
Just because you are exposed to radiation does not mean you are going to drop dead right away......there are long term negative effects just fyi.
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