radiation in milk?

[JB75]

Just read an article on the drudge report radiation from japan was found in milk from a washington state dairy, safe levels so they say. whats next?

 

[Archaic_Entity]

How do they know where the radiation came from? Not calling BS, just curious. Seems to me that clicks on a Geiger counter are just that, clicks. If they do a more composite break down that would be understandable, I guess.... but how do they isolate where it comes from as oppose to just postulating?

 

[E5RANGER375]

How do they know where the radiation came from? Not calling BS, just curious. Seems to me that clicks on a Geiger counter are just that, clicks. If they do a more composite break down that would be understandable, I guess.... but how do they isolate where it comes from as oppose to just postulating?

i bet the cows were secretly building a dirty bomb with stolen x-ray equiptment.

i knew this would happen. but dont worry sheeple, your govt will keep you informed

oh, crap, look at th string of "key words" I used above. I bet i'll have a SUV parked outside my crib tomorrow, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

 

[Archaic_Entity]

i bet the cows were secretly building a dirty bomb with stolen x-ray equiptment.

i knew this would happen. but dont worry sheeple, your govt will keep you informed

oh, crap, look at th string of "key words" I used above. I bet i'll have a SUV parked outside my crib tomorrow, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Pfft... Cows have been trying to get us to eat chickens for years. If they can get themselves slightly irradiated enough to make us all scared then they win the war. We'll probably even start drinking pigeon's milk at that point.

 

[shibumiseeker]

How do they know where the radiation came from? Not calling BS, just curious. Seems to me that clicks on a Geiger counter are just that, clicks. If they do a more composite break down that would be understandable, I guess.... but how do they isolate where it comes from as oppose to just postulating?

While the old types of scintillation meters simply measured clicks, and dosimeters just measure accumulated radiation, more sophisticated equipment can measure signatures of different types of isotopes as each isotope will have different levels of decay energies (measured in electron-volts, typically keV) so you can get a fairly accurate idea of the types of isotopes you are measuring. So if you measure a decay energy of 971 keV then you know you have an I-131 source.

Certain isotopes can only come from specific sources. Many of the decay daughters are fairly short lived and can only be produced by very specific types of fission.

 

[longbow]

Anyone testing (human) breast milk?...........

I'm going to start a company to take the samples! What should my sign say?

 

[Archaic_Entity]

While the old types of scintillation meters simply measured clicks, and dosimeters just measure accumulated radiation, more sophisticated equipment can measure signatures of different types of isotopes as each isotope will have different levels of decay energies (measured in electron-volts, typically keV) so you can get a fairly accurate idea of the types of isotopes you are measuring. So if you measure a decay energy of 971 keV then you know you have an I-131 source.

Certain isotopes can only come from specific sources. Many of the decay daughters are fairly short lived and can only be produced by very specific types of fission.

Thank you for informing me. As they say...

 

[singlesix]

Anyone testing (human) breast milk?...........

I'm going to start a company to take the samples! What should my sign say?

Wasn't there a thread on a similar subject when PETA wanted Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream to use Human Breast milk instead of cow milk?

 

[shibumiseeker]

Wasn't there a thread on a similar subject when PETA wanted Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream to use Human Breast milk instead of cow milk?

There was a thread on the restaurant that was making ice cream out of human breast milk.

 

[longbow]

So what are the radiation levels in human breast milk on the west coast? I doubt it is tracked, but you never know!

 

[singlesix]

So what are the radiation levels in human breast milk on the west coast? I doubt it is tracked, but you never know!

Excellent question. We are all exposed to radiation everyday. INGOers may get a bit more because of all the time we spend on our PCs surfing INGO ..

 

[ocsdor]

You should be glad the radiation is in the milk. After all, it is good for you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXFUUGeV1DI

 

[indykid]

Considering I probably get more radiation going down into my basement to drag up some ammo or lock up new ammo, the milk is the least of my worries.

Isn't the half-life of I-131 something like 8 days? Or is it 8 weeks?

 

[theweakerbrother]

OMG! WHAT IS NEXT!? Radiated tomatoes!?

 

[shibumiseeker]

OMG! WHAT IS NEXT!? Radiated tomatoes!?

Technically, you can't grow tomatoes without radiation.

 

[theweakerbrother]

Technically, you can't grow tomatoes without radiation.

My point exactly.

 

[shibumiseeker]

My point exactly.

A day without nuclear power is like a day without sunshine.

 

[longbow]

I need to check what the radiation level is from my night sights.......I think that is higher than any of these levels reported.

 

[E5RANGER375]

sure lets downplay this some more. we shouldnt be exposed to anymore radiation than what nature gives us, and since I highly doubt the fukoshema nuclear plant was created on the 8th day, im pissed about any radiation getting here!

 

[PatriotPride]

sure lets downplay this some more.

I'm surprised that noone has written the retarded "tin-foil conspiracy!" post. Move along. There's nothing to see here. It's all under control. Our government will take care of us, and if you think differently, than you're just crazy.