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What we really want to know is what the readings are for what is coming out of all the taps. That should not be missing from a discussion like this. I think it is missing because iodine in tap water was many thousands of times UNDER the standard, which would not be alarming?
I think this is a fairly short pulse from the first week or so when reactors and pools were much hotter than now and there were explosions. I think current emissions are much lower, at least for now.
The highest concentration will be in the rainwater on those days when the pulse arrived, so drinking that for people relying on catchment systems would not be good.
Once the rain water enters the water supply system, it will be highly diluted.
As it passes through a reservoir, it will take some time to make it to the tap. With a half life of 8 days, the iodine will emit its radiation and the radioactive isotope will mostly be gone in about a month.
Bacteria and other microorganisms in the biofilms all along the pipes should extract a lot of the iodine as it passes through the system, sequestering it.
What we really want to know is what the readings are for what is coming out of all the taps. That should not be missing from a discussion like this. I think it is missing because iodine in tap water was many thousands of times UNDER the standard, which would not be alarming?
I think this is a fairly short pulse from the first week or so when reactors and pools were much hotter than now and there were explosions. I think current emissions are much lower, at least for now.
The highest concentration will be in the rainwater on those days when the pulse arrived, so drinking that for people relying on catchment systems would not be good.
Once the rain water enters the water supply system, it will be highly diluted.
As it passes through a reservoir, it will take some time to make it to the tap. With a half life of 8 days, the iodine will emit its radiation and the radioactive isotope will mostly be gone in about a month.
Bacteria and other microorganisms in the biofilms all along the pipes should extract a lot of the iodine as it passes through the system, sequestering it.
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