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Japan Nuclear Fallout Radiation in US Rainwater Now Sev... - 3/30/2011 12:50:27 PM   
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Japan Nuclear Fallout Radiation in US Rainwater Now Several Thousands Of Times Above Legal Drinking Water Limits
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RE: Japan Nuclear Fallout Radiation in US Rainwater Now... - 3/30/2011 10:32:43 PM   
Hillwilliam


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Status: offline 		The person who wrote the headline needs to take some basic math (6th grade level or so)

100% above the normal level is double.

therefore 3300% is 33 times the background level.

Not several thousand as the headline states..


He's only off by 2 orders of magnitude.

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RE: Japan Nuclear Fallout Radiation in US Rainwater Now... - 3/31/2011 9:08:58 AM   
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RE: Japan Nuclear Fallout Radiation in US Rainwater Now... - 3/31/2011 9:12:34 AM   
Muttling


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Status: offline 		You're relying on a blog for reliable scientific data??????  Check the links he provided and you'll get a much different story.   In addition, understand the difference between an MCL and naturally occurring levels.    Most rainwater exceeds MCLs for something and the EPA doesn't recommend drinking rainwater because of this.

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RE: Japan Nuclear Fallout Radiation in US Rainwater Now... - 3/31/2011 9:18:43 AM   
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RE: Japan Nuclear Fallout Radiation in US Rainwater Now... - 3/31/2011 2:17:07 PM   
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Status: offline 		Why are you bothering to start a debate if you're going to ignore any comments that clash with what some halfwit who has a grasp on physics as shaky as Tom "I'm straight, me" Cruise's understanding of psychiatry claims?
Seems a bit pointless, doesn't it?

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