Japan Earthquake

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The Heart of America Northwest, a leading citizens' environmental group, dismisses the claim by U.S. officials that the environmental and health effect of the recent Japanese radioactive disaster has been minimal in the United States.
Gerry Pollet, the Executive Director at the Heart of America Northwest, says their group's research has documented that certain radioactive materials in the air and rain water in some states were 130 times the drinking water standard set in the United States.
"Iodine level in the rain in Idaho in the United States were 130 times that standard… we are very concerned that radioactive cesium was many times above the standard as well," Pollet told Press TV's U.S. Desk on Wednesday. www.presstv.com

by Majj 7/13/2011 8:12:23 PM

@lillymunster @elainekirk ....sorry was afk..The stuff I found out about the bugs, was just on a blog, so I have no idea how accurate it is... boy these days I am starting to question everything.
by Jo 7/13/2011 8:13:55 PM

Rainwater radiation linked to Japanese nuclear disaster . SEATTLE - New studies show that exceeding levels of radiation in U.S. rain water are linked to contamination from the Japanese nuclear power plant.
After the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, U.S. health and environmental agencies monitored radiation content reaching the West Coast. The initial tests used air monitoring devices and concluded little to no radiation contamination.
Seattle-based environmental advocacy group the Heart of America Northwest tested rain water and discovered higher than normal levels of radioactive iodine in the water. www.9news.com
by Majj 7/13/2011 8:15:12 PM

@Jo It is so hard to sort things out. You get govt and industry statements that are frequently worthless because they are skewing things to meet their agenda. Then you have individuals who either don't understand the information or purposely want to cause panic. Then there is everything in between.

They are only blog posts but a good way to spot something starting is the people that live there noticing a change.
by lillymunster 7/13/2011 8:17:37 PM

This reminded me of the comments earlier today: Recent animal research conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture showed that blueberry and strawberry extracts helped prevent brain damage from radiation exposure. Interestingly, the polyphenols of each fruit protected different areas of the brain – supporting a variety of dietary berry intake and/or supplements with multiple berries.
by lillymunster 7/13/2011 8:18:06 PM

SEATTLE -- A Seattle nuclear watchdog group is accusing the federal government of failing to keep the public informed of radiation from the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
In the days following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, the U.S. began monitoring radiation from Japan's leaking nuclear power plants.
Most of the public attention went to the air monitoring which showed little or no radiation coming our way. But things were different on the rain water side. www.kgw.com
by Majj 7/13/2011 8:20:32 PM

@lillymunster , Thanks, Sometimes it's hard to know the wood from the trees..
by Jo 7/13/2011 8:28:08 PM

Ok, I am out for a while..talk to you all later. have a great day everyone.
by Jo 7/13/2011 8:29:57 PM

@lillymunster @Jo have sent you the bird convo including the insects as a google doc :)
by elainekirk 7/13/2011 8:58:29 PM

@elainekirk Thanks! Will post a link to the group page when I have it uploaded.
by lillymunster 7/13/2011 9:05:06 PM

@all. I am looking for home use things to help keep radiation or contamination down. I was thinking that the micro filters used for allergy sufferers would help keep dirt from coming in windows or at least minimze
it. The thought process is that if you keep the dirt out you would keep the contamination coming in down. Please tell me if you see a flaw in this? I don't have enough experience with radioactivity control to know if this is accurate.
by lillymunster 7/13/2011 9:07:24 PM

@lillymunster I wonder if the Icelanders could help with that ? they have extensive knowledge and as we have seen although some methods are just practical like towels around windows they are maybe something that some japanese will not have thought of due to the invisible nature of radiation
by elainekirk 7/13/2011 9:11:05 PM

@lillymunster I obtained an IQAir HealthPro air cleaner for the whole house, I like it a lot. I need it for the autoimmune disorder to clean out the heavy metals, as well as radioactive particles. It says it filters out particles down to .003 microns.
by Bobby1 7/13/2011 9:14:45 PM

@Bobby1 that was my first thought. But many homes in Japan don't have central heat and air. They have either wall unit heaters or what looks like a glorified space heater. Then window AC or those Mitsubishi wall unit ac things.
by lillymunster 7/13/2011 9:23:55 PM

@elainekirk yes Iceland would know a thing or two about filtering things out. Volcanic ash is some nasty stuff.
by lillymunster 7/13/2011 9:24:47 PM

I found some of the allergy filters for window ac units and windows, just not HEPA. Trying to figure out the air intake on those Mistubishi units.
by lillymunster 7/13/2011 9:25:28 PM

the AC units I am talking about www.mitsubishielectric.com
It looks like they make HEPA filters for some of these kinds of units
hepafiltersales.com
by lillymunster 7/13/2011 9:26:45 PM

@lillymunster a bit out of my depth maybe but I would suggest that vacuums of the cylinder variety (suck rather than beat) with good filtering bags in I use Hetty with hepa bags www.numatic.co.uk
by elainekirk 7/13/2011 9:37:08 PM

Kan pushing harder to go green and quit nuclear. www3.nhk.or.jp
by lillymunster 7/13/2011 9:39:50 PM

There are Tepco worker dose figures here but I would say the fact they only give March and April is telling www.tepco.co.jp
by elainekirk 7/13/2011 9:42:02 PM

@lillymunster the nhk link is dead
by elainekirk 7/13/2011 9:42:31 PM

These are all sorts of cool! An anti-nuclear group in Japan made these printable fans to be handed out at summer concerts and festivals. I am assuming they print them on heavy cardstock. d.hatena.ne.jp

The anti-nuclear group is one I have not seen before. Maybe yet another new one?
by lillymunster 7/13/2011 9:46:12 PM

try this one www3.nhk.or.jp
by lillymunster 7/13/2011 9:46:37 PM

NATIONWIDE EPA BLACKOUT OF REAL TIME RADIOACTIVE MONITORING www.youtube.com Don't miss potrblog's outstanding work on EPA RadNet censorship www.youtube.com I need to put a disclaimer on the beta radiation paper, it appears the levels are understated due to data censorship.
by Bobby1 7/13/2011 9:52:07 PM

Look we can all go home unit 3 is quake proof www.tepco.co.jp
by elainekirk 7/13/2011 9:54:38 PM

U.S. nuclear industry weighs costs of safety reforms " The U.S. nuclear industry's top cop will weigh major changes in how it regulates the country's 104 reactors after Japan's Fukushima disaster, a move that will help shape the future of the power source and could lead to significant cost increases." www.reuters.com
by Ralph Unger 7/13/2011 9:56:51 PM

why?
by nuckelchen 7/13/2011 10:05:26 PM

is here the maker of the houseoffoust side online?
by nuckelchen 7/13/2011 10:05:36 PM

hi
by nuckelchen 7/13/2011 10:05:38 PM

Not sure if you guys are aware there is another typhoon on its way.........I havent looked at it all properly but this is the track map for it. www.jma.go.jp www.jma.go.jp www.usno.navy.mil ok now to get the kids to school! Have a good day everyone!
by Angie via Usno.navy.mil 7/13/2011 10:05:47 PM

@nuckelchen sorry you were stuck in moderation. Your good to go now.
by lillymunster 7/13/2011 10:06:36 PM

@nuckelchen yes I think you are in the right place here welcome :) @lillymunster can help with your question
by elainekirk 7/13/2011 10:11:26 PM

How did we miss nuckelchen I am sure I kept checking :( hope they return I am so curious now
by elainekirk 7/13/2011 10:22:38 PM

@elainekirk I was away for a bit and moderation got a traffic jam.
by lillymunster 7/13/2011 10:23:44 PM

report on how they have saved 50% of the usual electricity usage for a river festival:) people are going to start seeing the benefit of these savings in their pockets the power companies must be getting worried www.asahi.com
by elainekirk 7/13/2011 10:25:00 PM

@lillymunster well I was here so I will go rap my knuckles and make coffee in the hope the aroma will attract :)
by elainekirk 7/13/2011 10:26:28 PM

@elainekirk nobody seems to be buying the power company claims that Japan can't live without the nuclear plants. I see posts all over of people pointing out the holes in the power company claims
by lillymunster 7/13/2011 10:27:00 PM

@elainekirk maybe next year they can run the lanterns on solar power. :-)
by lillymunster 7/13/2011 10:28:10 PM

@lillymunster there are so many options they have
by elainekirk 7/13/2011 10:35:57 PM

@lillymunster was just going to tell you about the
This summer is crucial for nuclear elimination. In the Gion Festival this weekend, fans are distributed by the hands of volunteers nuclear elimination. The power in an attempt to cause I like your blue flap. Describing the project blog here. I also send me t.co IWJ, and distributed at an event.
tweet when I spotted it was one of your retweets :)
by elainekirk 7/13/2011 10:42:26 PM

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by AustralianCannonball 7/13/2011 10:43:25 PM

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by lillymunster 7/13/2011 10:49:05 PM

@lillymunster they mix the milk too lilly they mix over the limit milk with under the limit till they get just below the limit milk which of course is then widely distributed.
And then there is the tea...
by elainekirk 7/13/2011 10:54:20 PM

@elainekirk That nonsense has to be stopped. That is purposely exposing someone to make a buck. If you have a news article for it let me know so I can add it to the news roundup
by lillymunster 7/13/2011 10:55:38 PM