Re: Article: Erin Brockovich takes on radiation

[BLHamrick@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 7/3/2003 9:52:35 AM Pacific Standard Time, 

lashleyt@DTEENERGY.COM writes:



>  "Iodine 131, for  example, is regularly injected into oil wells."    Is 

> Alex Baldwin part of this junk science project? 



Actually, I-131 is used in this industry, and injected into wells.  See, 

e.g.:



<A HREF="http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/divisions/og/uic/manual/HTML/h5-outl.htm";>http://www.rrc.state.tx.us/divisions/og/uic/manual/HTML/h5-outl.htm</A>



or 



<A HREF="http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us/radiation/forms/Well_Log_Tracer_Study_Guide.pdf";>http://www.kdhe.state.ks.us/radiation/forms/Well_Log_Tracer_Study_Guide.pdf</A> 



The question is, would it pose any residual hazard to members of the public 

using the site years later, and, I think the answer is "no."  Even if a Ci of 

I-131 were used in  a tracer study, ignoring the fact that it is injected down 

a deep well, it would only be about a millicurie within 90 days, a microcurie 

within 180 days, a nanocurie within 270 days, and a picocurie before the year 

was out.



Barbara



Barbara