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High Risk of Inhaling Cesium Contained in Shower Near Tokyo

Via Kurumi Sugita

Screenshot from 2017-09-07 22-23-47

 

The result of analysis of a cartridge filter of shower water using essentially zeolite. The user lives in Funabashi city in Chiba (near Tokyo).

The period of use is from Feb 2017 to August 2017.
The volume of water used is about 52500L.

Cesium fixed in cartridge is 1128.96 Bq/kg

While taking a shower, one is exposed to a high risk of inhaling cesium contained in the steam.

http://cdcreation.grupo.jp/blog/1887327

September 7, 2017 - Posted by | Fukushima 2017 | ,

1 Comment »

  1. The US has that problem covered – they just declare eating 1200 Bq/kg of Cesium as acceptable. For the UK, Canada, Australia-NZ it’s around 1000 Bq/kg. Though I think they don’t allow so much in water.

    miningawareness's avatar Comment by miningawareness | September 8, 2017 | Reply


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