[ RadSafe ] NY State Inhalation Doses due to Fukushima

[Rees, Brian G]

While discussing I-131 administrations with the RSO of a hospital I recall him mentioning at least one annual spike in thyroid investigations due to patients' body heat regulation being affected by a thyroid condition, and being recognized with a change in season.   Might it be related?  Of course it would be seen every year, varying somewhat with weather.  

Brian Rees 

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Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] NY State Inhalation Doses due to Fukushima

Clayton -

We saw similar increases in Georgia from our air sampling sites during the last week of March and first week of April. Can't remember the numbers right now (can look them up) other than "detectable" vs. our routine non-detects. Also had I-131 detects in rain and milk.

Jim Hardeman
GA Environmental Protection Division (retired)

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On Feb 5, 2016 10:10 AM, "Bradt, Clayton (HEALTH)" < clayton.bradt at health.ny.gov> wrote:

>
> Brad,
>
> The sampling sites were widely separated geographically across the 
> state, and as can be seen in Fig.6 , all sites show a peak around 
> April 1 or 2, 2011. These temporal and spatial details are 
> inconsistent with a local source.
>
> Clayton
>
> *************************
> Brad wrote:
>
> As I read it, the levels of 131I seem quite comparable to data from 
> the same authors in 2005 and 2002,  so I don't really see a Fukushima 
> connection, seems more like a continuation of medical 
> procedures/waste, as attributed in earlier years?.
>
>
>
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