Massachusetts DPH finds very low concentrations of radioiodine-131
Massachusetts DPH finds very low concentrations of radioiodine-131 Low-level radiation found in Massachusetts rainwater www.reuters.com/article/2011/03/28/us-nuclear-japan-massachusetts-idUSTRE72R3P620110328 Radiation In Mass. Rainwater Likely From Japan www.thebostonchannel.com/r/27337910/detail.html The disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 led to a release of at least 180 million Curies of radioactive substances (letting alone the radioactive fallout of several tons of nuclear fuel around the station V.B. Nesterenko, 1992). Among all the radloisotopes released into the atmosphere the major contributors into the dose rate are Iodine- 133, Cesium 137 and 134, Strontium-90. www.fortunecity.com/boozers/vines/858/bandazevski/1chapter1.htm Nearly 20 years after the explosion of reactor block 4 normal life is not possible in a large area surrounding Chernobyl. The 30 km or about 19 miles restricted zone is cordoned off and guarded by military forces. With special permission, limited access is possible. The undertaking is not without danger, and a face mask can only partially protect against radioactively contaminated dust. Uranium, Caesium-134, Plutonium, which disintegrates to become Americium, Strontium-90 and many other radionuclides were hurled from the reactor into the air and the atmosphere in April 1986, and everything came down again, over a part of Europe as well, with the rain. After the excursion one has to wash one's hair and clothes and dispose of one's shoes. www.currentconcerns.ch/index.php?id=118 Natural vs. artificial radiation www.cea.fr/var/cea/storage/static/gb/library/clefs48/pdfgb/encadrecgb.pdf
