South Koreans Wear Masks Out of Fear of Radiation from Japan
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Washington’s Blog
April 7th, 2011
As Zero Hedge noted yesterday:
As the following animation from ZAMG demonstrates, courtesy of Northeastern winds, a major cloud of radioactive Iodine 131 is currently passing right over South Korea.
Making matters worse is the fact that it is currently drizzling in the landlucklocked nation, putting people on edge….
More from Arirang:
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The weather agency’s spokesman Kim Seung-bae said at a briefing held on Wednesday, that air current analysis shows that the winds blowing from the island nation will circle clockwise and fade out towards the Pacific Ocean by Friday, leaving the Korean peninsula unaffected.
Officials added, however, they will step up monitoring traces of radioactive materials throughout Korea and especially on Jeju Island, since it will be hit before any other regions if the winds unexpectedly blow towards Korea.
As Reuters notes today, South Koreans don’t trust their government’s assurances of safety:
In South Korea, some schools closed because parents were worried that rain across the country could be toxic.
“We’ve sent out an official communication today that schools should try to refrain from outdoor activities,” an education official in South Korea said.
South Korea’s nuclear safety agency reported a small level of radioactive iodine and caesium particles in rain in the south but said it was not enough to be a public health concern.
Nevertheless, many Koreans donned face masks, and streets near schools in Seoul were more congested than usual as parents drove children to work rather than let them walk.
While gas masks might be a little over-the-top, it’s hard to fault the South Koreans from being a little worried, given that there are no “safe” levels of radiation (and see this) and that the Japanese government has not exactly been forthcoming about the nuclear crisis.
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what the hell gas mask, that stuff just goes right into your skin
well cant expect much from people that are used to living in straw huts
To a certain degree you are correct, but if you wear a CBRN certified mask, you can prevent lung damage because it filters out airborne Plutonium isotopes. One speck of that stuff in your lungs would cause cancer/death a few years down the line.
Those concerned about Radiation should consider looking at a high quality water filter capable of removing Radionuclides.
I linked my name to a site which has a special type of Carbon Cartridge Called Catalytic Carbon, it has a high affinity for Iodine. They are planning to release a special Cartridge for other forms of radiation later this month.’ Check em out.
What is the site? Please link to it asap.
How to check radiation levels in your area from your vehicle air filter or exhaust
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtqpVeqaW9w
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This video shows how to check the radiation levels is your local area. It is a method I and friends in different parts of the uk at the time of the Chernobyl disaster in April 1986. When you drive a petrol or diesel vehicle it consumes many litres of air from its surroundings per minute. This air travels through a filter to remove dust before it gets to the engine. By measuring this filter for radiation it is possible to get an idea of the amounts locally before in gets too high, as it passes many thousands of times more air through it than your lungs could in many lifetimes! Some of the partials will not be trapped by the filter & go all the way through to the exhaust.
The probe I am using measures gamma radiation so will not show alpha & beta types. depending on the make and type of radiation meter (giger counter) you use will give different readings. These can only be interpreted by somebody who understands these things. no radiation apart fro normal background which is used to determine the levels was detected in the south London location I did the test. nor was it expected! so no figures are given, these can be found else ware and from link on my website main page.
http://www.ssrichardmontgomery.com/download/radiationinfo.pdf
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JAPAN NUKING of the Hemishpere is the most important topic on the planet today. BAR NONE and that includes the arbitrary, CIA backed Arab Revolt diversions as well as Gaza. They are bad but can not take out a billion+ people if continued for months, like this is projected to be allowed to do.
WE MUST STAY ON TOP OF THIS!
NWO are doing everything in the media and govt to distract us as the toxicity rises and death consequences silently seep around the earth’s sea and air. Bits & pieces of info can be gleaned despite their censorship, which collectively reveals a very alarming and ominous pix: high levels in Ark, Mass, Penn, Minn, Va, Vt… not a corner of the country has been left safe. Also detections in Lebanon, France, Moscow etc.
THIS IS THE BIG ONE and most are missing it !?! Two days ago, Jaapan itself issued a warning that the seismic activity had set its many volcanoes in play and that could lead to an even bigger, above 9.0 quake. We are talking a possible sinking of part of the Japanese Islands people. It is that serious.
“THIS IS THE BIG ONE and most are missing it!?!” As Sunday began the two-week Passiontide, to be followed by Holy Week, ending with Good Friday and Easter – I am remembering that most people are ‘missing it’ now, as most people were ‘missing it’ then, when Jesus-God-Man was hanging in His Agony, suspended with His arms and legs yanked out of their joints when He was nailed to His Cross. Those were the Three Hours of His Death, and prophets and prophetesses of the Middle Ages (genuine miracle-workers before sainthood was acknowledged) predicted Three Hours of Darkness for the whole world at the time of the Great Purging of humanity, before the Second Coming. In their writings, references were made to “dust”, and the warning was given for Christians to stay in their homes and keep their windows closed – for to go outside would instantly mean certain destruction.
gunslinger moron: It is in the USA too, where farmers are used to living in wood cabins. Nobody lived in straw huts there, stupid. Hawaii is what nation? Such different history you forget. Most western “modern” countries have humble agrarian roots. No farms = no food. You’re not a robot, dummy.