Iodine-131 in rainwater sample near San Francisco was 18,100% above fed limit
Posted by JAC on 4/1/2011, 6:52 pm
Iodine-131 level in rainwater sample taken on the roof of Etcheverry Hall on UC Berkeley campus, March 23, 2011 from 9:06-18:00 PDThttp://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/RainWaterSampling

http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/RainWaterSampling

20.1 Becquerel per liter (Bq/L) = 543 Picocuries per liter (pCi/L) - Conversion calculator here.

The federal drinking water standard for Iodine-131 is 3 pCi/L. (Press Release)

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry for Iodine, CDC, April 2004:

Iodine-131 level in rainwater sample taken on the roof of Etcheverry Hall on UC Berkeley campus, March 23, 2011 from 9:06-18:00 PDT

20.1 Becquerel per liter (Bq/L) = 543 Picocuries per liter (pCi/L) - Conversion calculator here.

http://www.radprocalculator.com/Conversion.aspx

The federal drinking water standard for Iodine-131 is 3 pCi/L. (Press Release)

http://www.centredaily.com/2011/03/28/v-print/2610598/governor-corbett-says-public-water.html

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry for Iodine, CDC, April 2004:

http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts158.pdf

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