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*Vanity* Fukushima Radiation likely to arrive on West Coast next month.
me | March 9, 2014 | Bushwon

Posted on 03/09/2014 6:32:40 PM PDT by Freedom56v2

Drudge posted an article (from a banned source) which stated that very low levels of Fukushima radiation will likely reach the West Coast next month.

Incredibly, the article states that there is no federal agency which currently samples Pacific Coast seawater for radiation.

I find it disturbing that:

1. There is money being spent for many frivolous activities, yet three is no monitoring for radiation on the West Coast?

2. The EPA is monitoring puddles on people's private property, yet there is no monitoring of radiation on the West Coast!


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Food; Health/Medicine; Science
KEYWORDS: fukushima; geigercounter; halflife; ohnoez; radiation; tinfoil; westcoast
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Thoughts?

In all seriousness, does anyone have a recommendation for an accurate, reliable, affordable Geiger Counter?

1 posted on 03/09/2014 6:32:40 PM PDT by Freedom56v2
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To: bushwon

Geiger Counter will do exactly what for you?


2 posted on 03/09/2014 6:34:08 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: cripplecreek

Test water near the beach? If I I catch crab, scallops, salmon, etc. test it. If government is not testing, perhaps I should.


3 posted on 03/09/2014 6:38:30 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 ("If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait till it is free"--PJ O'rourke)
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To: bushwon

“1. There is money being spent for many frivolous activities, yet three is no monitoring for radiation on the West Coast?

2. The EPA is monitoring puddles on people’s private property, yet there is no monitoring of radiation on the West Coast!”

How do you know there is no monitoring?


4 posted on 03/09/2014 6:38:59 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: bushwon

Do you know why they use water to cool nuclear reactors ?


5 posted on 03/09/2014 6:39:36 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (I just messed up my tagline. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: bushwon

How much ya’ wanna spend?

This might be more of what you would like to have...

http://www.seintl.com/radiationalert/rad_60.html

It is good for stand alone conditions and for tracking personal dose.


6 posted on 03/09/2014 6:40:42 PM PDT by EBH ( The Day of the Patriot has arrived.)
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To: bushwon

In the realm of things to worry over, this ranks around dragons and aliens.


7 posted on 03/09/2014 6:40:48 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: UCANSEE2

Because it is fairly good conductor of heat and readily available?


8 posted on 03/09/2014 6:41:39 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 ("If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait till it is free"--PJ O'rourke)
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To: UCANSEE2

Because it works better than dirt?


9 posted on 03/09/2014 6:41:41 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: UCANSEE2

I’m pretty sure the answer to that is no.


10 posted on 03/09/2014 6:41:48 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: UCANSEE2

Water is one of the things they talk about using to shield crews from radiation during long space voyages.


11 posted on 03/09/2014 6:42:19 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: bushwon

I highly doubt the lo levels of radiation that “arrives” will be of any consequence due to dissipation. However, if you’re worried, don’t go to the beach and if you do, stay out of the water.

One thing you won’t be able to avoid is any radiation that has been swept up into the atmosphere and precipitates down onto you. However, that has been and issue since the radiation spread into the Pacific long ago.

At our location, odds are you’d find nothing more than normal background radiation levels if you have a Geiger Counter, but I suppose I could be wrong.


12 posted on 03/09/2014 6:42:35 PM PDT by Pox (Good Night. I expect more respect tomorrow.)
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To: bushwon

Serious question; how many crabs, scallops and salmon have you caught on the west coast?


13 posted on 03/09/2014 6:43:10 PM PDT by jazusamo ([Obama] A Truly Great Phony -- Thomas Sowell http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3058949/posts)
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To: bushwon
Thoughts:




14 posted on 03/09/2014 6:43:49 PM PDT by arderkrag (An Unreconstructed Georgian, STANDING WITH RAND.)
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To: TexasGator

The article (link on Drudge) stated that no federal agency currently samples Pacific seawater for radiation.


15 posted on 03/09/2014 6:44:07 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 ("If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait till it is free"--PJ O'rourke)
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To: EEGator

Not if you live on the beach.


16 posted on 03/09/2014 6:44:50 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 ("If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait till it is free"--PJ O'rourke)
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To: jazusamo

Some crab, plenty of Salmon.


17 posted on 03/09/2014 6:46:15 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 ("If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait till it is free"--PJ O'rourke)
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To: bushwon
Incredibly, the article states that there is no federal agency which currently samples Pacific Coast seawater for radiation.

Maybe no federal agency samples seawater but lots of private companies, universities (e.g. University of Washington) and even national laboratories partially funded by the federal government (e.g. PNNL) do from time to time. Certainly they'll be out there in the coming months.

18 posted on 03/09/2014 6:46:42 PM PDT by steve86 (Some things aren't really true but you wouldn't be half surprised if they were.)
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To: bushwon

Fukushima radiation is an issue to be sure.

But compared to all the radiation we unleashed in the 40’s,50’s and 60’s I wonder if its not just “more of the same”

http://fukushima-diary.com/

The above often gets way more detailed than I need/want but it sure does track this issue without letting up.


19 posted on 03/09/2014 6:47:03 PM PDT by wonkowasright (Wonko from outside the asylum)
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To: EBH

Thanks for the information. I appreciate it.


20 posted on 03/09/2014 6:47:55 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 ("If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait till it is free"--PJ O'rourke)
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