[ RadSafe ] Re: Radiation in landfills

[BLHamrick at aol.com]

I think that the survey measurements were just determining background gamma  
dose, so wouldn't include the many other contributions to background from  
inhalation (including radon) and ingestion.
 
Barbara
 
In a message dated 7/5/2007 6:43:13 PM Pacific Daylight Time,  
sandyfl at cox.net writes:

At least  the article did comment that there is radiation "evrywhere". The 
public does  react to this radiation when they are told that the 61 mrem 
determined is 61  times what is allowed in landfills (if the limit is 1 mrem/year).

What  really doesn't make sense is the other reading of 26 mrem/year 
extrapolated  dose. Considering that natural background in the area is much higher 
than  that, the 26 mrem calculated dose, the survey performed is highly  
questionable. I question the other readings based on this as  well.


 



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