Eating fish contaminated by Fukushima is probably ok

Kirun_sl said:

You think that you're so smart with your "facts" and "research"! Explain this monstrosity...Scientists find conjoined gray whale calves in Baja California lagoon; discovery could be a first - Pete Thomas Outdoors! We're fucked, bros...

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County health officials first learned of the radiation levels last week, and they sent their own inspector on Dec. 28 to Pacifica with a Geiger counter. Using a different unit, the county inspector measured the beach to have a radiation level of about 100 micro-REM per hour, or about five times the normal amount. REM stands for "Roentgen equivalent man," a measurement of the dosage and statistical biological effects presented by radiation.

Although the radiation levels were clearly higher than is typical, Peterson emphasized that it was still not unsafe for humans. A person would need to be exposed to 100 microREMs of radiation for 50,000 hours before it surpassed safety guidelines by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, he explained.

Peterson admitted he was "befuddled" as to why radiation levels were higher than normal, but he was skeptical that the Fukushima meltdown could be the cause. He noted that many innocuous items could spike the radiation levels in an area, including red-painted disposable eating utensils.

"I honestly think the end result of this is that it's just higher levels of background radiation," he said.

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