[ RadSafe ] Radioactive thorium 232 and cerium found in bodies of cancer victims

[Ted de Castro]

Also - take a look at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorium-based_nuclear_power

I found this when doing a Google search for Thorium CANDU reactors as I 
thought I had once heard that these used Thorium.

On 10/28/2013 8:49 PM, Dan McCarn wrote:
> Dear Group:
>
> First Th-232 is the most common, naturally-occurring isotope of Th. See:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotopes_of_thorium
>
>  From my preliminary reading, the geochemical / metasomatic process of
> albitization is common in parts of Sardinia. Albitization causes the
> mobilization of rare-earths, thorium & uranium and other rock-forming
> elements and trace elements which are subsequently remineralized and in
> some cases form economic ore bodies. Albitization is the replacement of
> Ca-feldspar with Na-feldspar  (CaAl2Si2O8 + 4SiO2 + 2Na+ → 2NaAlSi3O8 + Ca2+;
> anorthite + quartz + sodium (in aqueous solution) → albite + calcium (in
> aqueous solution) during which other rock components (REE, U, Th) are
> mobilized. If the volume of rock undergoing albitization is large, then the
> potential for the resulting solutions to form deposits (REE, U, Th) is also
> high.
>
> A metasomatic process is the mass replacement of one mineral with another
> in a rock. Albitization is a common form of metasomatism.
>
> I think this is cherry picking... Thorium is commonly associated with
> rare-earths; Cerium being the most abundant REE. Because of the geology, I
> suspect that everyone in that particular region of Sardinia may, in fact,
> have elevated body burdens of Cerium / Thorium due, in large part, to the
> natural environment. So, picking "cancer victims" to describe body burdens
> of Ce & Th is probably not statistically sound.  That said, technologically
> elevated concentrations from previous mining may be present near abandoned
> mines.
>
> Rare-earths in Sardinia:
>
> Daniela Medas, Rosa Cidu, Giovanni De Giudici, Francesca Podda
> (2013), Rare-earth mining in Sardinia:Geochemistry of rare earth elements
> in water and solid materials at abandoned mines in SW Sardinia
> (Italy), Journal of Geochemical Exploration, Volume 133, October 2013,
> Pages 149–159
> http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0375674213001131
>
> G. CARCANGIU, M. PALOMBA AND M. TAMANIN (1997), REE-bearing minerals in the
> albitites of central Sardina, Italy,  Mineralogical Magazine, April 1997,
> Vol. 61, pp. 271-283
> http://www.minersoc.org/pages/Archive-MM/Volume_61/61-405-271.pdf
>
> MARCELLA PALOMBA (2001), Geological, mineralogical, geochemical features
> and genesis of the albitite deposits of Central Sardinia (Italy)
> http://unica2.unica.it/~preside/fileadmin/Documenti_ricerca/Documenti_rendiconti/Volumi/Volume71/04_Palomba.pdf
>
>
> Dan ii
>
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>
> On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Miller, Mark L <mmiller at sandia.gov> wrote:
>
>> ... a clear cautionary reminder for all of us to stay within our area of
>> professional expertise!  OTOH, there is no peer-review process to slow down
>> "sharing" your opinions with others and have them cited and repeated by
>> others (like Christina Macfearson).
>> ________________________________________
>> From: Roger Helbig [rwhelbig at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2013 5:50 PM
>> To: RADSAFE
>> Subject: [ RadSafe ] Radioactive thorium 232 and cerium found in bodies of
>> cancer victims
>>
>> "nuclear physicist Evandro Lodi Rizzini of Brescia University and CERN
>> (European Organization for Nuclear Research" - This person seems to be
>> legitimate scientist.  Is he?
>>
>> Roger Helbig
>>
>> Radioactive thorium 232 and cerium found in bodies of cancer victims
>>
>> by Christina MacPherson
>>
>> The nuclear physicist Evandro Lodi Rizzini of Brescia University and CERN
>> (European Organization for Nuclear Research) found elevated levels of
>> radioactive thorium 232 and cerium (proving that the thorium was man-made)
>> in the tissues of 15 of 18 bodies of Quirra-area shepherds who died of
>> cancer between 1995 and 2000.
>>
>> On March 24, 2012 Fiordalisi indicted twenty people on charges of "willful
>> omission of precautions against injury and aggravated disasters or because
>> they falsely certified the absence of pollution with the aim to "hide the
>> environmental disaster." The documents from Fiordalisi's investigation have
>> now been turned over to a tribunal for prosecution. Read More Here...
>> http://www.nonukes.it/rna/nothorium/news200.html
>>
>> Christina MacPherson | October 26, 2013 at 5:34 am | Categories:
>> health, Uranium | URL: http://wp.me/phgse-fgI
>>
>>
>> http://nuclear-news.net/2013/10/26/radioactive-thorium-232-and-cerium-found-in-bodies-of-cancer-victims/
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