Re: [Fwd: [abolition-caucus] Uranium pollution and your health]

["Richard L. Hess" <lists@richardhess.com>]

Norman,



For this to have an effect on me, should it show up as higher background on 

my Geiger Counter or does it only affect people and isn't shown on Geiger 

counters?



I am exposed to around 10µR/hr at work and 14µR/hr at home background 

radiation.



What increase should I expect based on this alleged risk factor from "hot 

particles?"



I'm sorry, the explanation of the difference between a "hot particle" and 

any other Uranium atom escaped me. Could you please clarify? In other 

words, why is one atom of U-238 worse than any other atom of U-238?



Thanks!



Richard



At 03:42 PM 6/18/2003 -0400, Norman Cohen wrote:

>  Hi guys and gals.

>Thought you'd be interested in this.

>Norm



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