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Trace amount of radiation found in Jeju Island rainwater

 
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Harpeau



Joined: 01 Feb 2003
Location: Coquitlam, BC

PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 9:11 pm    Post subject: Trace amount of radiation found in Jeju Island rainwater Reply with quote

http://www.koreaherald.com/national/Detail.jsp?newsMLId=20110407000600

A trace amount of radioactive contaminants has been detected in rainwater on Jeju Island off South Korea's southern coast, a state nuclear safety agency said Thursday.

The Korea Institute of Nuclear Safety (KINS) said tests conducted on rainwater that fell in the early morning hours of the day showed minuscule traces of iodine-131, cesium-134 and cesium-137.
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gyopochris



Joined: 05 Apr 2011
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Now I'm having second thoughts about going to Jeju in May
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Burndog



Joined: 17 Feb 2008

PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

""Such levels are so minute that a person can drink 2 liters of such water for an entire year without any health risks," KINS said."

You should be alright mate....just don't drink the water!
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Italy37612



Joined: 25 Jan 2010
Location: Somewhere

PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm going for 5 days this Friday. To soak up all that life giving radiation Smile
Anyone that freaks out over this, go live in a plastic bubble.
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Darkeru



Joined: 21 Apr 2010
Location: England

PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 5:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Burndog wrote:
""Such levels are so minute that a person can drink 2 liters of such water for an entire year without any health risks," KINS said."

You should be alright mate....just don't drink the water!


I'm guessing it's just badly phrased since it says trace amounts, but it sounds like drinking a mug of water once per month would put you over the limit. Maybe it means 2 litres per day for a year?
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GoldMember



Joined: 24 Oct 2006

PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2011 11:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What's with all the radiation drama queens?
This information is important because................................

Want some headlines, try this.
Large amounts of various nasty chemicals found in Seoul air.
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oldtrafford



Joined: 12 Jan 2011

PostPosted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 2:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

you should see what's in the food and water, has been for years, hence why every Tom, Dick and Harry are walking around with cancer!! The majority on this board will get some form of cancer in the future, radioactive rain is just one of the many blotches on our polluted landscape!!!!!!!!!!!!

Enjoy life whist you can, because at some point you're in for a life of pain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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