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1 Year After Fukushima, 3x Background Radiation in Saint Louis Rainfall



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Update: A check of the jet stream shows
that this rainfall generated from over Mexico and that the Fukushima
fallout laden NORTHERN jetstream is far to the north of Saint Louis.

To see the actual location of the jetstream follow this link
http://pissinontheroses.blogspot.com/2012/03/1-year-after-fukushima-3x-background.html
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3/11/12:
The leading edge of today's rainfall returned the lowest fallout
radiation reading we have had in Saint Louis in a very long time; the
situation may change as typically the trailing edges of the storms have
the highest radioactive content.


Added: Mar-11-2012 Occurred On: Mar-11-2012
By: potrblog
In: World News
Tags: Fukushima, Radioactive, Fallout, Nuclear, Radiation
Location: St Louis, Missouri, United States (load item map)
Marked as: approved
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  • I've got a S.E International unit just like this one. Anyhoo, 3x background is not dangerous considering someplaces normally have upwards of 40-50 CPM and his was what 9-10, that's very low.

    Posted Mar-11-2012 By 
    flashj2 (729.30)  

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    • @flashj2 the highest we have measured is 276 times greater than background radiation; that was on 10/17/11. see
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57Plpo0DwPY

      Posted Mar-11-2012 By 
      potrblog (148.90)  

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    • @potrblog If you don't mind give me the date and map location this was done. Just want to run it through http://radiationnetwork.com/ message board.

      Posted Mar-11-2012 By 
      flashj2 (729.30)  

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    • @flashj2 today in Saint Louis, Mo.
      The 276x reading was on 10/17/11 in Saint Louis, Mo

      Posted Mar-11-2012 By 
      potrblog (148.90)  

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    • @potrblog
      Can't be solar flare activity. Gotta be tsnumai fallout you figure ?

      Posted Mar-11-2012 By 
      Airedale (2619.06)  

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    • @potrblog Have you compared the weather patterns, jet stream etc starting from a few days ago? Seems this can't be from Japan. I used weather underground to animate.

      Posted Mar-11-2012 By 
      flashj2 (729.30)  

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  • If he had wiped the whole of his car and concentrated all of that into that tissue. He could have made the reading much higher!

    Posted Mar-11-2012 By 
    Agincort (178.90)  

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    • @Agincort Actually the process is self limiting; once the paper towel is soaked with rain water the levels top out.

      Posted Mar-11-2012 By 
      potrblog (148.90)  

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    • @potrblog

      Airing your ignorance (proudly ) is such an american trait.

      Posted Mar-12-2012 By 
      Agincort (178.90)  

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    • @Agincort but your flag looks British?
      However if you're interested in why the process is self limiting, this video will start to give you a clue.
      "Excess water affects Geiger Counter readings of the 5/22/11 Storm"
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umWk8lHOYX0

      Hopefully you can followup with your own research.

      Posted Mar-14-2012 By 
      potrblog (148.90)  

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    • @potrblog

      Your ignorance knows no bounds.

      Posted Mar-15-2012 By 
      Agincort (178.90)  

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    • @Agincort One would have to be omniscient for that statement not to hold; but if you have useful quantitative input, please share. How about you support your position via a video demonstration?

      Posted Mar-16-2012 By 
      potrblog (148.90)  

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  • I get a higher mR/hr dosage when I fart.

    Posted Mar-11-2012 By 
    A1butcher (104.90)  

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  • No joke, I have have also been getting elevated readings in Boston.

    Posted Mar-11-2012 By 
    KingVolcano (259.90)  

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  • High enough to set off the default alarm on mine (.3 uSv)

    Here in Florida it's been staying below .1 though

    Posted Mar-11-2012 By 
    Roach1983 (1254.06)

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  • Curious why a paper towel wiped from a car on the road? Doesn't seem like a clean sample to me. What about all the catalytic converters grinding up crap and spittting it out behind them and onto your hood and window. Isn't that and everything else on the road contaminating the sample? Why not test a bowl of rain water collected?

    Posted Mar-12-2012 By 
    zorro869 (110.02)

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    • @zorro869 rainfall is likely the primary high risk source of Fukushima fallout in the USA; people are most exposed to it while driving, hence the test method gives some idea of the level of threat people face. BTW catalytic converters are not radioactive, nor is normal road grime.

      Posted Mar-12-2012 By 
      potrblog (148.90)  

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  • Lol, this crap cracks me up, .02mr/hr is nothing and if you knew anything about contamination you would know that the water is shielding it so therefore it's actually a little high but still nothing. The majority of what you are picking up is RADON. Next video you should make is go put your instrument next to your smoke detector or better yet walk through the salt isle in grocery store. I got deployed to Fukushima and saw everything first hand. Close to the reactor is was very bad but about 100 More..

    Posted Mar-21-2012 By 
    Nuclearman (0.00)  

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  • oBama LIED, people DIED
    oh wait,
    that doesn't go for this admin

    Posted Mar-11-2012 By 
    Airedale (2619.06)  

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