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[PDF] T i R l I t T i R l I t Toxics Release Inventory Reporting ... File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View Mar 11, 2011 ... www.epa.gov... •EPA's CDX recently changed from SSL encryption to TLS encryption. 3/11/2011 ... www.epa.gov/tri/training/2011/RY10_Advanced_Concepts.pdf
Originally posted by BecauseiSaidso
Everything is NOT radioactive.
Originally posted by muzzleflash
Originally posted by BecauseiSaidso
reply to post by muzzleflash
Pause. Ionizing radiation such as Alpha, Beta, Gamma, x-ray, and neutron, are what come with radioactive decay. Xrays and gamma rays are high energy EM radiation, just a powerful photon. Light bulbs emit low energy EM radiation, NOTHING like what comes from radio active decay.
All of them can be dangerous at really high levels of course.
Keep in mind I am not a expert or a nuclear physicist I am a layman who just reads stuff and is trying to learn at the same time as everyone else.
If I am wrong about something *highly possible-no ones perfect* though please explain in depth (links help also to save you time and breath), because I don't know everything but I love learning more. I appreciate anyone aiding in the quest of knowledge, and if I realize I am wrong I will quickly retract my incorrect statement or wording and rephrase or correct myself.
But yes the word "radiation" can be applied to everything. Now I'm going to go radiate some love towards my old lady.
Originally posted by soleprobe
reply to post by muzzleflash
I never trusted Gupta... thanks for the clarification
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Originally posted by loveguy
I'll lend a personal perspective, as I am located in Oregon-next to the water.
I don't have a Geiger-counter. I have a bird feeder. It's still in service...
So it's been cloudy and rainy for who knows how long now?
The weird thing though is during dusk, if the sun pierces the clouds (and not 'just right')- the only way to describe it is; You know when a cloud passes over-head and the shadow passes too, the shadow seems to bring with it a weird, a subtle glow. Like I'm looking at a thicker atmosphere, somehow. The hue seems off.
I'll be reporting from the trenches-
[PDF] T i R l I t T i R l I t Toxics Release Inventory Reporting ... File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Quick View Mar 11, 2011 ... www.epa.gov... •EPA's CDX recently changed from SSL encryption to TLS encryption. 3/11/2011 ... www.epa.gov/tri/training/2011/RY10_Advanced_Concepts.pdf
Originally posted by JoshNorton
Questions, then:
Originally posted by BecauseiSaidso
reply to post by Druid42
as Phage and i said we need the conversion factors for each instrument to know actual exposures. for example the gieger in boulder city near las vegas has a norm of around 20 cpm. so in that case 130 would be VERY high. when you start getting 5 and 6 standard deviations higher than the norm for and extended period of time, thats probably good evidence of something more than just background emissions.
- To level off false spikes, should we consider averaging a 24hour period's worth of numbers and use that as our baseline? Or some other period?
- If you say the gap between 20 and 130 is high, are we thinking on a linear or an exponential scale? Would the jump from a baseline of 130 to 240 be just as dangerous? (Still an increase of 120...) or 1000 to 1120?
Originally posted by BecauseiSaidso
reply to post by Chakotay
i just tried to check on the epa map again and it says "Monitor location can not be loaded at this time." and ALL the stations are missing from the map (can still see the map). I never had a problem with the map before right now(w the map, i can't use the plot tool but that's prolly my fault)I have the TLP on.
RADNET
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March 22, 2011: As of 6:30pm (EDT) preliminary monitor results in Hawaii detected minuscule levels of an isotope that is consistent with the Japanese nuclear incident. This detection varies from background and historical data in Hawaii. This isotope was detected at our fixed monitor in Hawaii, and it is far below any level of concern for human health. The sampling filter from this monitor is being sent to our national radiation lab for further analysis.
Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by Chakotay
Whup.
Server is down now.
also i noticed a different report via a map click. on the two in hawaii they list gamma exposure in mR/hr! Stations RN20 and RN19 don't know if it was that way before or not.