Re: food for thought

[Al Tschaeche <antatnsu@pacbell.net>]

Does anyone know of any experimental data that demonstrate ..." the presence
of radioactive matter and ionized air in the atmosphere may play some part
in physiological processes..."  Al Tschaeche antatnsu@pacbell.net

Kjell Johansen wrote:

> Here are two interesting quotes,
>
> "Every falling raindrop and snowflake carries some radioactive matter to
> earth, while every leaf and blade of grass is covered with an invisible
> film of radioactive material."
>
> Does this come from an anti-nuclear activist or is it some sensational
> hype for a media story?  No, it is a quote from Ernest Rutherford in a
> 1905 Harper's Magazine article describing natural radioactivity.
>
> In a 1907 article in the J. Roy. Astron. Soc. of Canada, Rutherford went
> on to state
>
> "We must bear in mind that all of us are continuously inhaling the
> radium and thorium emanations and their products, and ionized air.
> ...Some have considered that possibly the presence of radioactive matter
> and ionized air in the atmosphere may play some part in physiological
> processes..."
>
> Kjell Johansen
> Wisconsin Electric Power Company
> kjell.johansen@wepco.com
>
> Just my own thoughts which may not represent those of my company.
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