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Tokyo radiation levels 23 times normal: officials

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Re: Tokyo radiation levels 23 times normal: officials

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Post by po »

xiaoma wrote: post #7

Actually at that level chronic radiation a positive. Long term research on a large group of people in Taiwan living in somewhat radioactive buildings showed significantly lower cancer rates than the populace a whole. http://toshuo.com/2009/chronic-low-level-radiation-good-for-...

People here in Japan like to go to radium hot springs. Yes, that radium that your parents had your basement tested for. Apparently they think it's good for you to get a little radiation:

http://metropolis.co.jp/features/feature/searching-for-a-cur...

I wouldn't go to it... I think It's crazy. There's probably a good opportunity for research.

Re: Tokyo radiation levels 23 times normal: officials

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Post by brazzy »

varjag wrote: post #14
marze wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Isn't Tokyo 150 km from the leaking reactors? The radiation levels for those living closer must be more concerning, if it is 23x background that far away.

The wind is also not blowing on Tokyo. Could be much worse otherwise.

Unfortunately, the wind is going to turn towards Tokyo later today.

Re: Tokyo radiation levels 23 times normal: officials

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Post by khafra »

xiaoma wrote: post #7

Actually at that level chronic radiation a positive. Long term research on a large group of people in Taiwan living in somewhat radioactive buildings showed significantly lower cancer rates than the populace a whole. http://toshuo.com/2009/chronic-low-level-radiation-good-for-...

I thought that effect was really interesting until I read that the median age of the building's inhabitants was like 1/3 that of the control group, and that simply by adjusting for age the average cancer rates went up significantly.
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