Re: SI-units for radiation and activity -Reply

["Scott D. Kniffin" <Scott.D.Kniffin.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>]

Actually it's "Kniffin", but then they will acuse us of trying to hide 
the severity behind smaller numbers to make it look like an event wasn't 
that bad.  
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you.

Scott Kniffin

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RSO, Unisys Corp. @ Lanham, MD
CHO, Radiation Effects Facility, GSFC, NASA, Greenbelt, MD

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At 12:19 03/20/98 -0600, you wrote:
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>Scott Rifkin wrote:
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>Also, has anyone given any thought to how the anti's will use this?  The
>units SOUND bigger, last week a few curies now this week a few billion
>bequerel thingies?    
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>Ahhh yes but remember this A few curries exposed you to hundreds of
>rem and a few billion becquerel thingies only exposes you to a couple of
>sieverts.
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>Roger Fenner
>State of Tennessee
>rfenner@mail.state.tn.us
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