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  • <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_" addthis:url='http://americasforum.org/archives/674' addthis:title='Bioaccumulation: Why Fukushima Matters ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>By Lucas Whitefieldhixson Bioaccumulation:  Why Fukushima Matters What is Bioaccumulation?Simply Stated - All living organisms are connected to each other through a food chain.  It takes more organisms in the beginning of a food chain to support a smaller number of organisms at the end of the chain.  Where bioaccumulation refers to how pollutants enter a food chain; biomagnification refers to the tendency of pollutants to concentrate as they move from one trophic level to the next, up the “food chain.”  Bioaccumulation refers to how pollutants enter a food chain Biomagnification refers to the tendency of pollutants to concentrate A Deeper Definition Bioaccumulation refers to the accumulation of substances, such as pesticides, or other organic chemicals in an organism. [1]...

    Bioaccumulation: Why Fukushima Matters

    Posted on April 28, 2011 | No Comments
    By Lucas Whitefieldhixson Bioaccumulation:  Why Fukushima Matters What is Bioaccumulation?Simply Stated - All living organisms are connected to each other through a food chain.  It takes more organisms in the beginning of a food chain to support a smaller number of organisms at the end of the chain.  Where bioaccumulation refers to how pollutants enter a food chain; biomagnification refers to the tendency of pollutants to concentrate as they move from one trophic level to the next, up the “food chain.”  Bioaccumulation refers to how pollutants enter a food chain Biomagnification refers to the tendency of pollutants to concentrate A Deeper Definition Bioaccumulation refers to the accumulation of substances, such as pesticides, or other organic chemicals in an organism. [1]...

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  • <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_" addthis:url='http://americasforum.org/archives/599' addthis:title='Killer Contamination Spreads Worldwide Without Opposition ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>FUKUSHIMA = 2,000 Atomic Bombs April 22, 2011 posted by Bob Nichols Killer Contamination Spreads Worldwide Without Opposition (San Francisco) – Radioactive contamination equivalent to the Fukushima, Japan disaster in terms of the hated “Mushroom Cloud” Atomic Bombs is two thousand (2,000) 500 Kiloton Atomic Bombs.* Each 500kt Atomic Bomb is 33 times bigger than the American Bomb that destroyed Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Beautiful, eh? France detonated this nuke in the South Pacific 7-3-70 Scientific American Sygma President G. Bush often referred to the well known “mushroom cloud” as a terrorist signature. Nope, just standard operating procedure (SOP) in the stationary nuclear weapons biz-ness, otherwise known worldwide as “Nuclear Power Reactors.” Except, in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Weapons, the biggest...

    Killer Contamination Spreads Worldwide Without Opposition

    Posted on April 23, 2011 | 1 Comment
    FUKUSHIMA = 2,000 Atomic Bombs April 22, 2011 posted by Bob Nichols Killer Contamination Spreads Worldwide Without Opposition (San Francisco) – Radioactive contamination equivalent to the Fukushima, Japan disaster in terms of the hated “Mushroom Cloud” Atomic Bombs is two thousand (2,000) 500 Kiloton Atomic Bombs.* Each 500kt Atomic Bomb is 33 times bigger than the American Bomb that destroyed Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Beautiful, eh? France detonated this nuke in the South Pacific 7-3-70 Scientific American Sygma President G. Bush often referred to the well known “mushroom cloud” as a terrorist signature. Nope, just standard operating procedure (SOP) in the stationary nuclear weapons biz-ness, otherwise known worldwide as “Nuclear Power Reactors.” Except, in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Weapons, the biggest...

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  • <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_" addthis:url='http://americasforum.org/archives/119' addthis:title='Japan Plant Fuel Melted Partway Through Reactors: Report ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>Nuclear fuel has melted in three reactors at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and fallen to the lower sections of their container vessels, raising the specter of overheated material compromising a container and causing a massive radiation release, the Atomic Energy Society of Japan said in a report released on Friday (see GSN, April 15). The group played down the possibility of a container breach, though, noting that only a small amount of fuel had melted so far and affected material had assumed a granulated structure and remained relatively cool, Kyodo News reported. The six-reactor plant was crippled by the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and devastating tsunami that hit Japan on March 11; the confirmed death toll from the events now exceeds...

    Japan Plant Fuel Melted Partway Through Reactors: Report

    Posted on April 23, 2011 | No Comments
    Nuclear fuel has melted in three reactors at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant and fallen to the lower sections of their container vessels, raising the specter of overheated material compromising a container and causing a massive radiation release, the Atomic Energy Society of Japan said in a report released on Friday (see GSN, April 15). The group played down the possibility of a container breach, though, noting that only a small amount of fuel had melted so far and affected material had assumed a granulated structure and remained relatively cool, Kyodo News reported. The six-reactor plant was crippled by the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and devastating tsunami that hit Japan on March 11; the confirmed death toll from the events now exceeds...

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  • <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_" addthis:url='http://americasforum.org/archives/533' addthis:title='Radioactive Fukushima Plutonium And Strontium Bombarding US West Coast Since March 18th ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>By Alexander Higgins – Contributing Writer April 21st, 2011 Lucas Hixton Whitefield tips us off to the fact that the EPA has been detecting Plutonium and Strontium along the entire US West Coast since March 18th. EPA RADnet Reports Show Plutonium in US since March 18th We found a more complete RADnet dataset for various radioactive isotopes we had previously not encountered. [...] Recently while searching the EPA RADnet database for radiation reports, we found a link to the main database.  It included the RADNet monitoring data  for many isotopes not released in the public reports. Notice that: RADnet began monitoring for Plutonium from Day 1 Plutonium was found from Alaska. to San Francisco California. and down into Guam from 03/18/2011 Strontium...

    Radioactive Fukushima Plutonium And Strontium Bombarding US West Coast Since March 18th

    Posted on April 22, 2011 | No Comments
    By Alexander Higgins – Contributing Writer April 21st, 2011 Lucas Hixton Whitefield tips us off to the fact that the EPA has been detecting Plutonium and Strontium along the entire US West Coast since March 18th. EPA RADnet Reports Show Plutonium in US since March 18th We found a more complete RADnet dataset for various radioactive isotopes we had previously not encountered. [...] Recently while searching the EPA RADnet database for radiation reports, we found a link to the main database.  It included the RADNet monitoring data  for many isotopes not released in the public reports. Notice that: RADnet began monitoring for Plutonium from Day 1 Plutonium was found from Alaska. to San Francisco California. and down into Guam from 03/18/2011 Strontium...

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  • <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_" addthis:url='http://americasforum.org/archives/524' addthis:title='Japan Nuclear Radiation In Hawaii Milk 2033% Above Federal Drinking Water Limits ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>Japan Nuclear Radiation In Hawaii Milk 2033% Above Federal Drinking Water Limits   New EPA milk samples in Hawaii show radiation in milk at 800% above limits for C-134, 633% above limits for C-137 and 600% above EPA maximum for I-131 for a total of 2033%, or 20.33 times, above the federal drinking water limits. With the Federal drinking water limit set at 3 pCi/l the new EPA data shows that milk collected in Hilo, Hawaii and sampled for Japan nuclear radiation contained a total contamination of 61 pCi/l. These levels are not trace amounts and as the table below shows we are not long just talking about iodine in the milk but both isotopes of Caesium as well which...

    Japan Nuclear Radiation In Hawaii Milk 2033% Above Federal Drinking Water Limits

    Posted on April 22, 2011 | 1 Comment
    Japan Nuclear Radiation In Hawaii Milk 2033% Above Federal Drinking Water Limits   New EPA milk samples in Hawaii show radiation in milk at 800% above limits for C-134, 633% above limits for C-137 and 600% above EPA maximum for I-131 for a total of 2033%, or 20.33 times, above the federal drinking water limits. With the Federal drinking water limit set at 3 pCi/l the new EPA data shows that milk collected in Hilo, Hawaii and sampled for Japan nuclear radiation contained a total contamination of 61 pCi/l. These levels are not trace amounts and as the table below shows we are not long just talking about iodine in the milk but both isotopes of Caesium as well which...

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  • <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_" addthis:url='http://americasforum.org/archives/518' addthis:title='Phoenix milk at levels 500% higher than EPA’s top reading for anywhere in continental US ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>State of Arizona found I-131 in Phoenix milk at levels 500% higher than EPA’s top reading for anywhere in continental US Japan nuclear radiation in Phoenix Arizona milk samples show radioactive Iodine contamination levels up to 1600% above EPA drinking water limits. To make matters worse those contamination levels of radiation do not even include Caesium or other radioactive isotopes which were not even reported in the Arizona tests. An anonymous tip points me to Phoenix Arizona Japan Nuclear Radiation tests for radioactive Iodine-131 has been detected in milks samples at levels up to 1600% above federal EPA drinking water standards. These are the highest known levels of nuclear fallout in tests to date for Iodine radiation in any milk...

    Phoenix milk at levels 500% higher than EPA’s top reading for anywhere in continental US

    Posted on April 22, 2011 | No Comments
    State of Arizona found I-131 in Phoenix milk at levels 500% higher than EPA’s top reading for anywhere in continental US Japan nuclear radiation in Phoenix Arizona milk samples show radioactive Iodine contamination levels up to 1600% above EPA drinking water limits. To make matters worse those contamination levels of radiation do not even include Caesium or other radioactive isotopes which were not even reported in the Arizona tests. An anonymous tip points me to Phoenix Arizona Japan Nuclear Radiation tests for radioactive Iodine-131 has been detected in milks samples at levels up to 1600% above federal EPA drinking water standards. These are the highest known levels of nuclear fallout in tests to date for Iodine radiation in any milk...

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  • <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_" addthis:url='http://americasforum.org/archives/500' addthis:title='Ex-Sandia engineer talks about some of the worst things that could happen in Japan ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>Ex-Sandia engineer talks about some of the worst things that could happen in Japan Dr. Michael Allen, vice provost for research and dean of graduate studies at Middle Tennessee State University, spent much of his early career at Sandia National Labs studying nuclear reactor accidents of the worst kind and performing simulations to better understand how bad things happen — including core meltdowns. Like many others with roots in the nuclear industry, Allen is watching the events unfold in Japan with keen interest and concern. He said there’s no question there’s been at least a partial melting of fuel cores at three of the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, likely a breach in one reactor pressure vessel,...

    Ex-Sandia engineer talks about some of the worst things that could happen in Japan

    Posted on April 21, 2011 | No Comments
    Ex-Sandia engineer talks about some of the worst things that could happen in Japan Dr. Michael Allen, vice provost for research and dean of graduate studies at Middle Tennessee State University, spent much of his early career at Sandia National Labs studying nuclear reactor accidents of the worst kind and performing simulations to better understand how bad things happen — including core meltdowns. Like many others with roots in the nuclear industry, Allen is watching the events unfold in Japan with keen interest and concern. He said there’s no question there’s been at least a partial melting of fuel cores at three of the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, likely a breach in one reactor pressure vessel,...

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  • <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_" addthis:url='http://americasforum.org/archives/490' addthis:title='The Fukushima Disaster and Other Irreproducible Experiments ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>Posted by JoulesBurn on April 20, 2011 – 3:30pm The Fukushima Disaster and Other Irreproducible Experiments The situation at the Fukushima nuclear reactors has evolved to one of chronic catastrophe or, more optimistically, feed and bleed followed by dialysis. For the viewer at home, the long-awaited debut of picture-taking robots inside the reactor buildings nicely complements the airborne fleet of drones that have been providing grist for armchair forensics experts everywhere. While we keep getting reassured that the Fukushima crisis is not as severe as Chernobyl, I will instead look a few years further back in an effort to learn something about the present dilemma. Fukushima should be more comparable to the Three Mile Island meltdown in 1979 than Chernobyl, but it has apparently left the...

    The Fukushima Disaster and Other Irreproducible Experiments

    Posted on April 21, 2011 | No Comments
    Posted by JoulesBurn on April 20, 2011 – 3:30pm The Fukushima Disaster and Other Irreproducible Experiments The situation at the Fukushima nuclear reactors has evolved to one of chronic catastrophe or, more optimistically, feed and bleed followed by dialysis. For the viewer at home, the long-awaited debut of picture-taking robots inside the reactor buildings nicely complements the airborne fleet of drones that have been providing grist for armchair forensics experts everywhere. While we keep getting reassured that the Fukushima crisis is not as severe as Chernobyl, I will instead look a few years further back in an effort to learn something about the present dilemma. Fukushima should be more comparable to the Three Mile Island meltdown in 1979 than Chernobyl, but it has apparently left the...

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  • <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_" addthis:url='http://americasforum.org/archives/480' addthis:title='Radiation fallout from Japan affects food safety across North America ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>“AREAS WHOSE FOOD PRODUCTS MAY NOW CARRY RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT” The Entirety of the Northern Hemisphere around the world is affected by fallout, as well as the Pacific Ocean. Most Serious:  Japan, Pacific Ocean, and Pacific Rim States Most Contaminated food areas of North America (based on fallout wind spread patterns charted by European scientific research agencies) in order of likely intensity of contamination, starting with the most contaminated: Entire Pacific Coast (note that much of the produce in North America comes from this region, especially California) Northern U.S. States close to Canada, and Canadian areas close to the U.S.(including Toronto etc.) Eastern States Central States of the U.S., and Far Northern areas of Canada SAFEST AREAS OF ORIGIN FOR FOOD...

    Radiation fallout from Japan affects food safety across North America

    Posted on April 21, 2011 | No Comments
    “AREAS WHOSE FOOD PRODUCTS MAY NOW CARRY RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT” The Entirety of the Northern Hemisphere around the world is affected by fallout, as well as the Pacific Ocean. Most Serious:  Japan, Pacific Ocean, and Pacific Rim States Most Contaminated food areas of North America (based on fallout wind spread patterns charted by European scientific research agencies) in order of likely intensity of contamination, starting with the most contaminated: Entire Pacific Coast (note that much of the produce in North America comes from this region, especially California) Northern U.S. States close to Canada, and Canadian areas close to the U.S.(including Toronto etc.) Eastern States Central States of the U.S., and Far Northern areas of Canada SAFEST AREAS OF ORIGIN FOR FOOD...

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  • <div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_" addthis:url='http://americasforum.org/archives/447' addthis:title='Pneumonia cases “surge” in Japan’s Tohoku region — Frequency of pneumonia also increased after Chernobyl ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Pneumonia cases rise in Tohoku Kyodo SENDAI — At least 11 people have died of pneumonia and about 150 have been hospitalized with the illness at Ishinomaki Red Cross Hospital in Miyagi Prefecture since the March 11 quake and tsunami, the hospital said Tuesday. The number of patients is five to six times higher than during the same period last year, it said. Many patients contracted pneumonia as a result of inflammations caused by seawater entering their lungs during the tsunami, or due to low body temperatures shortly after the disaster, the hospital said. Dust, chemical substances stirred up from dried sludge and a lack of oral hygiene are also believed to be behind the surge...

    Pneumonia cases “surge” in Japan’s Tohoku region — Frequency of pneumonia also increased after Chernobyl

    Posted on April 20, 2011 | No Comments
    Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Pneumonia cases rise in Tohoku Kyodo SENDAI — At least 11 people have died of pneumonia and about 150 have been hospitalized with the illness at Ishinomaki Red Cross Hospital in Miyagi Prefecture since the March 11 quake and tsunami, the hospital said Tuesday. The number of patients is five to six times higher than during the same period last year, it said. Many patients contracted pneumonia as a result of inflammations caused by seawater entering their lungs during the tsunami, or due to low body temperatures shortly after the disaster, the hospital said. Dust, chemical substances stirred up from dried sludge and a lack of oral hygiene are also believed to be behind the surge...

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