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To: Carry_Okie
I'd appreciate your opinion on this speculation.
210 posted on 03/23/2011 7:59:33 PM PDT by glock rocks (I am Dyslexis of Borg. Your ass will be laminated.)
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To: glock rocks
Iodine is soluble in water. So, my guess is that most of it is iodine, with a relatively short half-life of about 8 days. Almost none of these reports indicate the concentration, but I would bet that it is far below a toxic dose. Low doses of radiation can actually have healthful benefits, including suppressing cancers (hormesis), so this is not necessarily bad news. However, I know less about ingested radio-isotopes than other modes of exposure. In any case, virtually all hazards associated with radioactive iodine can be mitigated with the ingestion of potassium iodide tablets.

Hence, I see little potential hazard here except for perhaps children. In their case, iodine pills, avoiding milk, and drinking bottled water should be sufficient precaution.

237 posted on 03/23/2011 10:21:57 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (The environment is too complex and too important to manage by central planning.)
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