Banana dose equivalents of radiation (Fukushima spiked at 30 bananas/day, now 2 bananas/day)

Next Big Future ^ | 3/14/11

[LibWhacker]

Watt's up with that - The average radiologic profile of bananas is 3520 picocuries per kg, or roughly 520 picocuries per 150g banana. The equivalent dose for 365 bananas (one per day for a year) is 3.6 millirems (36 μSv).

Another way to consider the concept is by comparing the risk from radiation-induced cancer to that from cancer from other sources. For instance, a radiation exposure of 10 mrems (10,000,000,000 picorems) increases your risk of death by about one in one million—the same risk as eating 40 tablespoons of peanut butter, or of smoking 1.4 cigarettes.

Japanese radiation readings:

Monitoring of radiation levels on the spot is ongoing. At point MP4, where a reading of 1,015μSv was detected yesterday, a radiation level of 44.6μSv was recorded at 00:30 this morning, and a level of 36.7μSv at 6:00am. After the start of venting around 9:20, a reading of 76.9μSv was recorded at 9:20 and of 70.3μSv at 9:30.

The radiation spiked up to 30 bananas a day (2 days ago) and then fell back down to 1 to 2 bananas per day.

UPDATE: Unit 2 has had serious damage and radiation levels on the edge of the plant compound briefly spiked at 8217 microsieverts per hour but later fell to about a third that. Normal annual doses for a year will occur in one day.

After the Three Mile Island nuclear accident, the NRC detected radioactive iodine in local milk at levels of 20 picocuries/liter, a dose much less than one would receive from ingesting a single banana. Thus a 12 fl oz glass of the slightly radioactive milk would have about 1/75th BED (banana equivalent dose).

[Da Coyote]

My gawd, man, you 1) used numbers and 2) Greek letters in your explanations.

Further, you required a couple of steps of comparative logic in order to understand the risks.

How the heck do you expect all the marshmallow major lib arts and even lower ranked teachers to understand all that?

[Secret Agent Man]

It should stay on the list. It’s safe to live around him now.

[Alas Babylon!]

Hmmm... I checked and you had no rpelies.

Anyway, Ha! I liked it!

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Thanks! I used to butcher lyrics singing to a lady friend’s little daughter. One of her favorites was, instead of “Gotta dance! Gotta dance,” “Got no pants.”

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

From what source were the Japanese readings obtained? All I have been able to find are hysterically qualitative statements i.e. “soaring.” Those who would lead us back to the stone age are having a field day!

[gura]

Source?

[Constitution Day]

Watt's up with that - The average radiologic profile of bananas is 3520 picocuries per kg, or roughly 520 picocuries per 150g banana. The equivalent dose for 365 bananas (one per day for a year) is 3.6 millirems (36 μSv).

After the Three Mile Island nuclear accident, the NRC detected radioactive iodine in local milk at levels of 20 picocuries/liter, a dose much less than one would receive from ingesting a single banana. Thus a 12 fl oz glass of the slightly radioactive milk would have about 1/75th BED (banana equivalent dose).

It's Peanut Butter Jelly Time!!!!!11!!

[listenhillary]

THE START OF ECONOMIC COLLAPSE.

I thought everything was made in China?

[dila813]

Many, no one source, unfortunately no one is putting this together in one story. I wish someone would, everyone is focused on the nuke story while the world supply chain is falling apart.

I don’t have the original sources that I used, but a quick google:

Meanwhile, a port town on Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture have a million people reported missing.
http://wuxinghongqi.blogspot.com/2011/03/japan-earthquake-caused-tsunami-victims.html

Japan quake tests supply chain from chips to ships
http://www.businesslive.co.za/Feeds/reuters/2011/03/14/japan-quake-tests-supply-chain-from-chips-to-ships

[dila813]

Everything is made everywhere, China is just doing a lot of final assembly

Take your Flat Screen TV, Glass, Crystals, optics, made in Japan and much more

They ship it to Korea to further build up the product, then it ships to Taiwan, then from there to China, then back to the US.

The core expensive components that are unique and hard to obtain are in Japan though.

[LibWhacker]

Apparently, this, but it seems at least some things were lost in the translation.

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Thanks.