But perhaps he was just an alarmist.
How many nuclear weapons have we set off all over the Pacific, and all along the West Coast of the US ?
I’ve heard the same.
And because there are politicians who DO know about it, the food for 2012 political conventions was tested extensively.
http://laboratorysciences.wadsworth.org/node/136
Oh yes, there are people that know about it. Could be why there’s sudden interest in reducing screening for thyroid cancer and portrayal of it as a problem extending over 20 years instead of a recent concern as of 2011 (Fukushima)
Here’s a deactivated link (I put the word ‘dot” instead of ‘.”) from the Slimes:
http://www.nytimesDOTcom/2014/11/06/health/study-warns-against-overdiagnosis-of-thyroid-cancer.html?_r=0