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State steps up monitoring after radioactivity found in rainwater - The Boston Globe
by Decius at 7:01 am EDT, Mar 28, 2011 |
Low levels of radioactive iodine linked to the nuclear disaster in Japan were detected in a sample of rainwater in Massachusetts, state health officials announced yesterday.
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RE: State steps up monitoring after radioactivity found in rainwater - The Boston Globe
by noteworthy at 9:54 pm EDT, Mar 28, 2011 |
State health officials stressed that on a daily basis, Americans are exposed to radiation from sources like the sun, rocks, and bricks with doses that are 100,000 times higher than what has been detected in the US coming from Japan.
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RE: State steps up monitoring after radioactivity found in rainwater - The Boston Globe
by Decius at 10:47 pm EDT, Mar 28, 2011 |
noteworthy wrote: State health officials stressed that on a daily basis, Americans are exposed to radiation from sources like the sun, rocks, and bricks with doses that are 100,000 times higher than what has been detected in the US coming from Japan.
But as my other links state - the concern is not just about the level of radioactivity but also the risk of ingesting radioactive particles. There are some people arguing that the later risk is being underestimated. |
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