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To: SAJ
Iodine 131 has a half life of about 8 days, so it's very radioactive and absorbed by the thyroid.

Cesium 137 is a lot less radioactive, it has a half life of about 30 years. As far as I know, it doesn't have a special affinity for a specific organ or tissue

37 posted on 03/13/2011 11:07:22 AM PDT by Toddsterpatriot (Math is hard. Harder if you're stupid.)
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To: Toddsterpatriot

Cesium is in the same grouping on the periodic chart (1A) as sodium and potassium and therefore could be found anywhere those two elements (or their salts) are found. In other words, just about everywhere.


39 posted on 03/13/2011 11:21:10 AM PDT by reg45
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To: Toddsterpatriot

It has been a while for me, but I do recall Cs-137 is very dangerous when inhaled or ingested. That was the case in South America when some people found a discarded medical source in a dump and broke it open to see what was inside.


42 posted on 03/13/2011 11:39:47 AM PDT by rlmorel (How to relate to Liberals? Take a Conservative, remove all responsibility...logic...)
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