Yes, Nevada is well know as a nuclear test are, but, I say, is that
the reason why I don't get so allarmed. Maybe I think it could be more
dangerous to dreak Lipton Iced tea, imported by the U.S.A., thant Pu
Ehr gotten from Cina.
I have been in Nevada, I have bought bottled water and more, and I am
still alive. That's what I think.

On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 11:27:39 GMT, "Alex Chaihorsky"
> wrote:

>My God, Dada, you have never heard of radioactive contamination?
>I am not going to go into much of the subject here, bud I did find some
>elevated levels of gamma r/a in tap water during my field work in rural
>Nevada. Knowing that Nevada was a test site state, one shouldn't be too
>suprised.
>That was years ago, though. And I had no idea what the "safe" levels were. I
>just ran out and bought bottled water.
>
>Sasha.
>
>
>"Dada" > wrote in message
.. .
>>
>> And have you found something strange in some kind of cinese teas, or
>> something similar? What kind of suspect products have you found?
>> Don't know why, but I have never thought that was possible to drink or
>> eat something containing dangerous rays before.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 01:29:58 GMT, "Alex Chaihorsky"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>Certainly I own one. And I do check things out sometimes. Especially
>>>produce
>>>that we buy on farmer's markets, etc.
>>>Using it requires some degree of technical knowledge, bit nothing that
>>>cannot be learned in about 15 minutes.
>>>For me, NOT testing what you eat is strange, but opinions differ.
>>>
>>>Sasha.
>>>
>>>
>>>"Steve Hay" > wrote in message
>>>news:QoKvd.4444$lZ6.1245@trnddc02...
>>>> Derek wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 23:11:19 +0100, Dada wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Please, pardon my ignorance, but...do you own one of it? and how do
>>>>>>you use it? I mean, it sound to me like a difficult thing to use.
>>>>>>Don't know, it's a little strange to test what you eat and what you
>>>>>>drink before using it...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Their complexity depends on the model.
>>>>>
>>>>> There's a Russian model on eBay right now that simply tells you if
>>>>> you're ok or if you're in trouble. Some will actually measure the
>>>>> amount of radiation.
>>>>>
>>>>> In its simplest form, you turn it on and point it at the object of
>>>>> study. If it makes a click (or a beep) every once in a while, you're
>>>>> safe. If it clicks A LOT and CONSTANTLY, you've got a problem.
>>>>>
>>>>> I used a Geiger counter as part of my laboratory checks when I was
>>>>> assigned the task of "radiation safety monitor." And it was frequently
>>>>> used to check the outside of packaging containing radioactive material
>>>>> to see if anything had leaked in transit.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ah, those were the days. Toxic chemicals and radioactivity all around
>>>>> me.
>>>>
>>>> In terms of alphas specifically, I'd say under the threshold of
>>>> detection
>>>> is the way to be. Alphas are nasty things to be eating.
>>>
>>
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