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Steviehh

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6. Low level radiation

Reply to avaistheone1 (Original post)

Wed Nov 14, 2012, 09:02 AM

Nov 2012

I was told by several scientist at Los Alamos that low level radiation is dangerous because it stays in the body. High level radiation just punches through tissue, but low level stays in the body. It is the most dangerous kind.

Don't get me started on "expended" uranium ammunition. Tragedy unfolding now.

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Even Low-Level Radioactivity Is Damaging, Scientists Conclude [View all] avaistheone1 Nov 2012 OP

We've seen the effect first hand in Iraq FleetwoodMac Nov 2012 #1

Background radiation. Not DU sybylla Nov 2012 #3

Yes, but if very low levels of background radiation are harmful daleo Nov 2012 #12

But hadn't that already been proven? sybylla Nov 2012 #14

Well, this supports danger from low level radiation in general daleo Nov 2012 #21

Uranium is a poisonous heavy metal like mercury or lead. hunter Nov 2012 #19

Re. Exposures from Nuclear Plants marions ghost Nov 2012 #2

I thought that comment was potentially misleading caraher Nov 2012 #5

OK marions ghost Nov 2012 #8

Actually... PamW Nov 2012 #11

WRONG!!! PamW Nov 2012 #9

Thanks, Pam RobertEarl Nov 2012 #16

"there's an attempt in the industry to downplay the doses that the populations are getting" bananas Nov 2012 #18

+1 redqueen Nov 2012 #28

Well, this makes me feel fantastic about all the radiation I'm getting for my cancer. Evoman Nov 2012 #4

Please don't think that. Zoeisright Nov 2012 #17

Low level radiation Steviehh Nov 2012 #6

You understood wrong. PamW Nov 2012 #10

The higher the energy the photon, the greater the chance davepdx Nov 2012 #20

Also explains counties in the US with lowest life expectancies toddmiller Nov 2012 #7

That's far from clear caraher Nov 2012 #24

That's far from clear toddmiller Nov 2012 #25

"Also explains counties in the US with lowest life expectancies" caraher Nov 2012 #26

Post removed Post removed Nov 2012 #27

I think I've been here long enough to know what "works" caraher Nov 2012 #29

I read the links and your wrong and miller is correct preventivePhD Nov 2012 #30

There goes the SouthWest One_Life_To_Give Nov 2012 #13

Fortunately the French colorado_ufo Nov 2012 #15

If you're talking about doses as low as natural background level, Heywood J Nov 2012 #22

Ann Coulter: Radiation Is 'Good For You' PerceptionManagement Nov 2012 #23

K & R Quantess Nov 2012 #31