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Mystery disease turns Oregon's sea stars to goo (Along with Creatures on Both Coasts)
Live Science via FoxNews ^ | 6-11-2014 | Jeanna Bryner

Posted on 06/11/2014 7:36:50 AM PDT by equalator

Until now, Oregon was the one state along the U.S. West Coast essentially spared from the disease. "The percentages we saw last week, they were as high as 40 to 60 percent of the population that's showing signs of wasting," said Bruce Menge, a marine biologist at Oregon State University, who is studying the wasting disease in Oregon.

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KEYWORDS: seastars
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To: TexasGator

EPA gamma network plotted over time.

21 posted on 06/12/2014 7:33:35 PM PDT by Myrddin
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To: Myrddin

Nice plot. What does it mean?


22 posted on 06/12/2014 7:48:04 PM PDT by TexasGator
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To: TexasGator

The trend is up since Fukushima. An average of 309 CPM
in the gamma range is not normally occurring background
radiation from common mineral deposits.There are daily, monthly and annual cycles visible, but the average trend
is up.


23 posted on 06/12/2014 8:07:49 PM PDT by Myrddin
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To: Myrddin

“The trend is up since Fukushima. An average of 309 CPM
in the gamma range is not normally occurring background
radiation from common mineral deposits.There are daily, monthly and annual cycles visible, but the average trend
is up.”

Your plot shows no uptrend. It does not specify CS-137.

It is not normally occurring background ... it is from bomb-testing.


24 posted on 06/12/2014 8:18:46 PM PDT by TexasGator
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