[ RadSafe ] Cohen's radon results and LNT

[Steven Dapra]

Oct. 2, 2011

         Once again, Busby cites himself.  If high rainfall equals a 
high cancer rate, why aren't all the residents of tropical regions 
dying of cancer or already dead?

         A mountain in Hawaii has averaged over 460 inches of rain 
per year for the last 32 years.  Why haven't we heard about all the 
cancer deaths there?  Perhaps it's a "vast right-wing 
conspiracy."  (Thanks, Hilary.)

         See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rain (sect. 7.6) for 
examples of areas which receive even more rain than the location in Hawaii.

Steven Dapra


At 11:42 AM 10/2/2011, you wrote:
>Plenty of evidence there. Not a joke. High Rainfall = high fallout = 
>high cancer rate. See
>Busby, C. (1994), `Increase in Cancer in Wales Unexplained', British 
>Medical Journal, 308: 268.
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>From: radsafe-bounces at agni.phys.iit.edu on behalf of Otto G. Raabe
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>Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Cohen's radon results and LNT
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>At 06:15 AM 10/1/2011, Chris Busby
> >Its some time since I looked at this but I recall that the problem
> >was that no one has looked at weapons fallout and rainfall.
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