On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 4:06 PM, 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List < [email protected]> wrote:
> > > ------------------------------ > On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 2:22 PM, 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List < > [email protected]> wrote: > > >>> You did not read the study I posted did you? >>> >> > >> No, and I'm quite certain you didn't either, >>> >> > > Actually I did > I very much doubt that, skimmed it maybe. > low dosages of Radon gas over a long period of time do lead to > significant increase of risk for death by cancer. > High concentrations of Radon most certainly cause cancer, nobody doubts that, but what about lower dosages? The difference in Radon concentrations between a well ventilated house near the ocean and a poorly ventilated house in a region rich in heavy metal ores can vary by a factor of 20,000; and in mine shafts Radon concentration can be even higher than that, a lot higher. > low dosages of Radon gas over a long period of time do lead to > significant increase of risk for death by cancer. > Until recently in some poorly ventilated mines the levels of Radon were GARGANTUAN, spend one year working in one of them and you'd receive more radiation than any Hiroshima survivor. It's been known for hundreds of years that workers in some mines suffered from a strange wasting disease, we know now it was radiation poisoning. > > It just seemed to me that you were suggesting that a low dose > environment is not dangerous when spread over time. > I want to know if twice the radon causes twice the cancer. The largest source of natural background radiation is Radon. Places with twice the background radiation (like the mountain states verses the gulf states of the USA) don't have twice the cancer, they actually have less. So it would seem the answer is no. But I don't know why we're even talking about Radon, a well operating nuclear reactor doesn't emit any and even if it did the contamination wouldn't spread far; Radon is an extremely heavy gas that hugs the ground, and it's half life is only 3.8 days. So you can put the blame for ALL Radon related deaths on mother nature not the nuclear power industry. John K Clark -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
