Los Alamos Wildfires -Airborne radioactivity news coverage

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Radsafe:

This article titled: "Los Alamos fire-radiation findings are based on 
inadequate data, critics say" appeared in today's Albuquerque Tribune. A 
hyperlink appears below:

 <A HREF="http://www.abqtrib.com/fire/051800_airrad.shtml";>Click here: 
Albuquerque Tribune Online: News</A> 

This article discusses the wildfires around Los Alamos and a press release 
yesterday from FEMA that the smoke contains only natural radioactivity, 
despite a 10 fold elevation in measured airborne gross alpha, a 2 fold 
increase in gross beta, and some unspecified increase in gross gamma activity 
in air particulates. The potential increase in man-made radioactivity 
residual from weapons' test fallout in burning biomass has not been discussed 
by the Federal and State agencies involved in the initial press releases, 
leading to heighten concern by many in the area that information is being 
withheld.

Stewart Farber, MS Public Health
Public Health Sciences
172 Old Orchard Way
Warren, VT 05674

[802] 496-3356
email: radiumproj@cs.com
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