@DerClue @KdeKirby @timechols https://t.co/KO1hqx7NG8 Natural K-40 in the body is a beta emitter, as well as a gamma emitter. These betas are a bit higher (1.31MeV) than those from Cs-137, which is also a beta (94% 0.51MeV + 6% 1.17MeV) and gamma emitter.
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@dalley_simon @KdeKirby @timechols https://t.co/S1838Mt3py Adding: in Germany the threshold is 600 Bq Cs137 - was detected at around 4000 Bq. However -you should not compare K40 in our bodies with Cs137 - the latter is a beta and gamma emitter. Gamma alon
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@SturmLLiouville @icarus62 @craigthomler @LindsayPB @ned2au @johnwendle @NatGeo It seems majority of boars (and other) are bellow EU limit of 600 Bq/kg. Back in 2008: https://t.co/Zj0Pu1sXMJ "while 96 % of the samples were below the maximum level -- the m
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European wild boars versus Japanese #Fukushima wild boars. Useful comparison by Steinhauser & Saey https://t.co/xiweL9iXhk https://t.co/vx2s0OTQjo