EPA: Boise rainwater has highest levels of radioactive material in US
Posted by JAC on 4/3/2011, 9:01 pm
EPA: Boise rainwater has highest levels of radioactive material in US 80 times amount of I-131 allowed in drinking water - "Officials had no explanation"


http://www.epa.gov/japan2011/docs/rert/radnet-precipitation-final.pdf


Boise, Idaho rainwater 3/22/2011:

11.2 pCi/L of Cs-134
11.6 pCi/L of Cs-137
242 pCi/L of I-131


EPA has set an average annual drinking water limit of 3 pCi/L for Iodine-131 so the public radiation dose will not exceed 4 millirem


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



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