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Re: Radioactive tingle
I am not sure if anybody already has mentioned the "beta smell"
I had "smelled Chernobyl betas" as an ionization in the air, a lot of ozone.
I do not remember the concentrations in the air. I could feel also how my
eyes would get unusually tired after a few hours of being in the areas with
air born beta activity or fixed table Sr-90 contaminations (no eye nor
respirator protections)
My friend "smelled" such betas once, burnt his eyes ( EXTREME eyes light
sensitivity for about a year) and in his mouth for many years after, with
periodical improvements, I do not know how is he now. I hope he is well...
kerembaev@cs.com
In a message dated 2/10/00 5:38:55 Pacific Standard Time, g2v13a@swbell.net
writes:
Michael McNaughton wrote:
> At 12:24 PM 2/10/00 -0800, you wrote:
> >Why do you feel it necessary to come up with an explanation for this
> >individual having a "tingling" sensation on his lips? The fact that he
> >attributed the "tingling" to radiation tells us quite a bit about this
> >individual.
>
> I agree, it was probably psychosomatic. I wondered if there was any
> possibility of another explanation. Previously, someone had mentioned mCi.
> If it was microcuries then I agree it could not reasonably cause any
> sensation.
>
> mike
> Mike McNaughton >>
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