EPA 4/10 Hilo, Hawaii: 24 pCi/l of Cs-134, 19 of Cs-137, and 18 of I-131

Hilo Hawaii milk would reach the annual (700 pCi/l) 4mrem combined exposure limit by drinking 13 liters.

*not adjusted for infants, pregnant or lactating mothers and high risk individuals. That dose limit is 20 Bq/liter, or 541 pCi/liter, or equivalent to 8.9 liters of Hilo, Hawaii milk at this level.

Sources:
EPA RadNet:
[link to opendata.socrata.com]

Forbes dose explanation and conversion data in comment section here:
[link to blogs.forbes.com]

French CRIIRAD advisory for parents and expecting moms here in English:
[link to www.criirad.org]

*Reduce fresh dairy, meat and leafy greens

There are advising the US is seeing 8 to 10 times France's exposure levels before issuing this advisory.

Last Edited by MothraFlies on 04/12/2011 01:47 AM