Re: How dangerous is radiation?

2014-07-11 Thread 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List
From: John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2014 9:54 AM Subject: Re: How dangerous is radiation? On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 4:06 PM, 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List everything-list

Re: How dangerous is radiation?

2014-07-10 Thread John Clark
On Wed, Jul 9, 2014 at 4:06 PM, 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List everything-list@googlegroups.com wrote: -- On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 2:22 PM, 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List everything-list@googlegroups.com wrote: You did not read the study I

Re: How dangerous is radiation?

2014-07-09 Thread 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List
From: John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 8, 2014 10:48 AM Subject: Re: How dangerous is radiation? On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 2:22 PM, 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List everything-list

Re: How dangerous is radiation?

2014-07-08 Thread John Clark
On Mon, Jul 7, 2014 at 2:22 PM, 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List everything-list@googlegroups.com wrote: You did not read the study I posted did you? No, and I'm quite certain you didn't either, The epidemiological evidence linking exposure to Radon to increased risk of cancer is

Re: How dangerous is radiation?

2014-07-07 Thread John Clark
On Sun, Jul 6, 2014 at 2:29 PM, 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List everything-list@googlegroups.com wrote: Then why have IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) studies linked exposure to Radon gas to increased lung cancer (as well as Leukemia) rates? As I said nobody doubts

Re: How dangerous is radiation?

2014-07-07 Thread 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List
From: John Clark johnkcl...@gmail.com To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, July 7, 2014 10:59 AM Subject: Re: How dangerous is radiation? On Sun, Jul 6, 2014 at 2:29 PM, 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List everything-list

Re: How dangerous is radiation?

2014-07-06 Thread John Clark
On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 2:08 PM, 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List everything-list@googlegroups.com wrote: All of these studies reference externally received radiation No they do not. The primary source of natural background radiation is Radon gas and people breathe it. Radon is

Re: How dangerous is radiation?

2014-07-06 Thread John Clark
On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 9:23 PM, Russell Standish li...@hpcoders.com.au wrote: IIUC, the occupational acceptable limits are based on studies of survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (who actually received a range of different exposures, depending on how screened they were at the time of the

RE: How dangerous is radiation?

2014-07-06 Thread 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List
From: everything-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:everything-list@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Clark Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 10:41 AM To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: How dangerous is radiation? On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 2:08 PM, 'Chris de Morsella' via

RE: How dangerous is radiation?

2014-07-06 Thread 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List
From: everything-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:everything-list@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of John Clark Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2014 10:46 AM To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: How dangerous is radiation? On Sat, Jul 5, 2014 at 9:23 PM, Russell Standish li

RE: How dangerous is radiation?

2014-07-05 Thread 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List
All of these studies reference externally received radiation and do not address the very different situation of radionuclides becoming incorporated or lodged into living tissue. What is the long term effect of a radionuclide – radiating the same cluster of cells immediately adjacent to it in

Re: How dangerous is radiation?

2014-07-05 Thread LizR
My 2cI seem to recall hearing that people exposed to higher than what is considered normal doses of radiation actually have improved tolerance and get less cancers etc, though I can't recall where I saw/read/heard it. But that obviously doesn't include if any of the stuff gets into your body.

RE: How dangerous is radiation?

2014-07-05 Thread 'Chris de Morsella' via Everything List
From: everything-list@googlegroups.com [mailto:everything-list@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of LizR Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2014 4:49 PM To: everything-list@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: How dangerous is radiation? My 2cI seem to recall hearing that people exposed to higher than

Re: How dangerous is radiation?

2014-07-05 Thread Russell Standish
On Sun, Jul 06, 2014 at 11:49:08AM +1200, LizR wrote: My 2cI seem to recall hearing that people exposed to higher than what is considered normal doses of radiation actually have improved tolerance and get less cancers etc, though I can't recall where I saw/read/heard it. But that

Re: How dangerous is radiation?

2014-07-05 Thread LizR
I have a feeling that the idea of no safe dosage of radiation was popularised in Rosalie Bertell's No Immediate Danger which I seem to remember was a big seller at the time (mid 80s). http://www.amazon.com/No-Immediate-Danger-Prognosis-Radioactive/dp/0913990256 -- You received this message