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570 Bq/Kg of Iodine 131 was measured in Gunma

Following up this article..Iodine 131 measured in Kawasaki, Yokohama, Chiba and Gunma

The highest reading of Iodine 131 to suggest the possibility of recriticality was measured in the small city of Gunma called Kiryu city. (The population is 119,393 on 4/1/2012)

570 Bq/Kg of Iodine 131 was measured in Gunma

 

The sample was dried sewage sludge taken from 5/22 ~ 5/24/2012.

210 Bq/Kg of Iodine 131 was measured in Tamamura machi (The population is 37,277 on 4/1/2012.) as well. The sample was taken from 5/14 ~ 5/16/2012.

 

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Mochizuki
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  1. As this was sewage this means it has already passed through life forms. Very saddening. Japan has such amazing culture it truly breaks my heart. This has to be a wake up call to all mankind.

  2. FUKUSHIMA DIARY – 570 Bq/kg d’iode 131 mesurés à Gunma
    Par Mochizuki le 30 mai 2012

    Le très haut niveau d’iode mesuré suggère la possibilité qu’un retour de criticité a bien été mesuré dans la petite ville de la préfecture de Gunma nommée Kiryu city. (population de 119 393 personnes au 1er avril 2012)

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    Les échantillons provenaient de vases séchées d’égouts collectés entre le 22 et le 24 mai 2012.

    210 Bq/kg d’iode 131 ont également été mesurés à Tamamura machi (population de 37 277 au 1er avril 2012). Ces échantillons-ci furent pris entre le 14 et le 15 mai 2012.

  3. Have the people of Japan been given the Iodine supplements? Any type of vitamin C supplements or any other supplement to help when their is radiation fall out? I am assuming no, but I hope someone tells me different. Iodine-131 builds up in the thyroid and has a half life of 8 days. Lower doses are more harmful I read compared to high doses. Children are affected more severly in the thyroid than adults. But adults too can have cell damage in the thyroid and cancer later in life. Drink lots of water, lots of water because iodine-131 is excreted through urine. The bad thing about Iodine-131 is how it damages cells instantly when a person comes in contact with it. This kind of radiation is highly contagious…..if someone comes in contact with it by ingesting, skin or any other type of transfer; then a person can transfer the I-131 to another person.

  4. @Ramona – “This kind of radiation is highly contagious…..if someone comes in contact with it by ingesting, skin or any other type of transfer; then a person can transfer the I-131 to another person.”

    Correct me if i’m wrong, but once internalized, i thought the only way transfer could occur was through shedded epithelials, or exchange of bodily fluid. If you are going to drink lots of water, would it not be advisable to ensure that it is not contaminated with the various other radiological substances? Some of these are notoriously difficult to filter out.

    “Lower doses are more harmful I read compared to high doses”

    Should this not read “Lower doses can be more harmful when internalized I read compared to high doses externally”? Bear in mind that i am no expert.

    I hope that this is taken as constructive criticism. Please double-check your sources. Your life, and those you care for, may depend upon your command of facts.

    @Admin

    Some anonymous jerkov is making broad accusations about you on EXSKF.
    I respect any man willing to face a blizzard of criticism in order to relay facts which may save countless people from needless suffering.
    http://ex-skf.blogspot.ca/2012/05/4-more-thermocouples-may-be-going-bad.html

  6. @Ian Meeker – “As this was sewage this means it has already passed through life forms.”
    Does sewage not include at least some runoff from rainwater?
    If true, this may alter your conclusion.

    Let us stick to the facts at hand, they may be needed for TEPCO trial.

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