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Marlin:

--- Quote from: Remo Williams on Jan 16, 2008, 01:12 ---Who's afraid of a little Radiation ?

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I don't know, if hanging with the honey's at a party is ALARA I'm all for it. ;)

McBride:

--- Quote from: honeycomb on Jan 15, 2008, 09:05 ---I need to stop eating......I got'ta stop this radiation emission once and for all. 
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Taco Bell is radioactive?

SloGlo:

--- Quote from: Remo Williams on Jan 16, 2008, 01:12 ---Who's afraid of a little Radiation ?

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aye ain'ts a frayed of no radiation!  eye respect a lot of radiation!  eye like a little radiation, cause it pays da bills da same as a lot of radiation but my does is less.  capice?

SloGlo:

--- Quote from: George W. Badkitty on Jan 16, 2008, 06:09 ---I went grocery shopping today, got some really strange looks. I had my frisker
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mebbee a 44-1 wood werk batter wit dat ratemeter dan a gm tube.

YO!:

--- Quote from: Rennhack on Jan 15, 2008, 10:54 ---I can't believe you would reference Wikipedia instead of the Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation (BEIR) Reports.

YOUR links, showed different values for K-40 in the body;

Wikipedia stated "about" 30mg (did not state their reference).
Your link to ISU stated 17mg AND it states their data is from ICRP 30, a good reference.
Your link or ORAU doesn't state anything that I saw.

So I looked it up.  This is what I got:  There are 31 mg of K40 in a 75 kg person which gives an activity = 0.217 mCi = 8,000 Bq and 1.7x10-14 gms of C14 in a 75 kg person which gives an activity =.078 mCi = 2,900 Bq.


On the same subject, in a commentary for ASCH, Dr. Dade Moeller (BEIR VII panel) addressed people’s concern about radiation and said:

"For those who seek a radiation risk-free society, certain steps can be taken. They include:

Living at sea level, near the equator, in a well ventilated frame house, or as an alternative, in a wooden house-boat on a freshwater lake;
Avoiding mountain climbing, airline travel, cigarette smoking and the consumption of well waters and foods containing unusually high concentrations of naturally occurring radioactive materials.
Finally, if you find yourself in a crowded room and desire to keep your dose rate to minimum, you should always stand close to a woman -- to avoid receiving an unnecessarily high dose from k40."

Who says smart people don't have a sense of humor.

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Nice feed back!

This  ::) at the end of the Wikipedia ref. is to indicate that it was questionable information! The links provided were for the purpose of providing more accurate information and encouraging those that aren't as aware to do their own search!

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