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1)  "Judging from the total compensation paid out in 2009, about 2,000
to 4,000 boars were found to have levels above the 600 becquerel of
radioactivity per kilogram allowed for human consumption. That compares
to about 125 to 250 a decade ago."

2) "Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg have dozens of testing stations, many
of which are run by hunters, and the compensation promised by the German
Atomic Energy Law gives them a financial incentive to hand over
radioactive meat."

3) "For a young boar you get 100 Euros from the government, for a larger
boar 200," Guenther Baumer, a veterinarian running a testing station in
Bavaria, said. "That fully covers the damage."

4) "Hunter van Bebber said that with the gigantic numbers of boars
pushing onto the market prices sometimes hit lows of only euro1 per
kilogram (about $1.30 for 2.2 pounds) while probably averaging at around
euro2.50. For an average 35 kilograms of meat per animal that would mean
only about euro90."

So, in a system in which a "contaminated" boar can be worth several
times what an uncontaminated boar is, with the determination being made
by other hunters, is there any wonder that the number is going up?
Would anyone care to wager on whether certain hunters, having their kill
checked at certain stations have more than their fair share of animals
bought by the government?  Market theory predicts that if you pay more
for contaminated meat, you will get more contaminated meat. =20

I also, frankly, am skeptical that hand-held instruments used by at best
partially trained individuals can accurately determine the concentration
of radioactive material in a pig at better than +/- 100%.

I do, however, acknowledge that Cs137 can and does concentrate
biologically.  I just question as to whether that is the factor driving
this particular phenomenon.=20

-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu
[mailto:radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Joel C.
Sent: Thursday, August 19, 2010 7:32 PM
To: radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu
Subject: [ RadSafe ] Radioactive Boars


Chernobyl fallout residue:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100819/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_radioactive_b
oars

Interesting why the Cs-137 levels are peaking now in game meat...



Joel I. Cehn, CHP=20
http://www.linkedin.com/in/joelcehn=20
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