Cesium-137 bio-accumulates in human organs, causing disease.
Saying so meant prison for Professor Yuri Bandazhevsky.
http://www.bellona.org/english_import_area/international/russia/envirori...
"Prior to Bandazhevsky studies, increases of cesium-137 concentrations from 10 to 30 times in vital human organs were considered insignificant. He proved, however, that such concentrations lead to pathological abnormalities. For instance, a pathology can be seen when cesium is accumulated in a human organism at the rate of only 30-50 Bq/kg. Autopsies of one-year-old children in Gomel showed high levels of radiocesium in their organs up to 6000 Bq/kg, which indicates a severe radioactive toxic syndrome, both among foetuses and newborn babies."
http://news.kievukraine.info/2006/04/chernobyl-scientist-warns-of-nuclea...
When freed from prison, the scientist was invited to continue his work on Chernobyl's consequences in France at Clermont-Ferrand University and hospital.
MORTALITY INCREASE in the USA
Updated Version Available
Radiation and Public Health Project
http://www.radiation.org/reports/JapanUpdateTo22000.pdf
AN UNEXPECTED MORTALITY INCREASE IN THE UNITED STATES FOLLOWS ARRIVAL OF THE RADIOACTIVE PLUME FROM FUKUSHIMA: IS THERE A CORRELATION?
Joseph J. Mangano and Janette D. Sherman, February 23, 2012
The 2010-2011 change in reported U.S. deaths in the 14 weeks after fallout from the Fukushima nuclear meltdown arrived in this country is now estimated to be 21,851 deaths greater than expected, up from 13,983 originally estimated. The new figures were based on deaths for the entire years 2010 and 2011, which recently became available; earlier estimates were based on data for only part of 2011.
Joseph Mangano and Janette Sherman calculated the 2010-2011 increase in deaths in 122 U.S. cities for the period March 20 to June 25 to be +3.99%, vs. +0.73% for the rest of the year. Extrapolating this difference to the entire U.S. yields 21,851 excess deaths in these 14 weeks. Fukushima fallout arrived in the U.S. March 16, 2011.
The data is taken from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) weekly report on deaths for the 122 cities, about one-quarter of the U.S. Final statistics for 2010-2011 will not be public until late 2014. The new findings updates the article Mangano and Sherman published in the International Journal of Health Services in December 2011.
Preliminary release discussions:
http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/forum/218/fukushima-fallout-caused-significa...
http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/node/4550
BROTHER!!!
Not Mangano and Sherman again!! Sigh.
Check the archives of this forum. Mangano and Sherman have been shown to "FUDGE" and "CHERRY-PICK" data so as to derive incorrect conclusions.
http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/node/3482
http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/node/4726
Welcome SHILL
Welcome back Nuke Shill,
The preliminary hypothesis was slammed by 'Team Killer Nuke'.
Now the DATA is accumulating and it appears that the Fukushima 'body count' is adding up. The grave-digger business is booming in Boise, Idaho. Lots of USA parents are grieving their dead infants. Quite a few USA senior citizens, from 'The Greatest Generation' are now 'taking the dirt-nap', thanks to the Fukushima Daiichi manmade disasters.
I provided some of the earlier SLAMS ... thanks for the other references.
Your work is cut out for you.
TTFN
Self-righteous anti-nuke fabrications
Contrary to the above unsubstantiated claims of the poster above; there has been ZERO data that shows deaths in the USA due to releases from Fukushima.
In fact, there has been data to the contrary. Evidently, the above poster has not followed the results posted on this forum by BRAWM. The results and data measured by BRAWM showed that Fukushima radiation was way, way less than natural background radiation. So how is this radiation that is way less than what we are all normally exposed to supposedly caused deaths in Idaho or where ever?
Coal plants put out much more radioactive material than what is put out by nuclear power plants, even under accident conditions. From scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory:
http://www.ornl.gov/info/ornlreview/rev26-34/text/colmain.html
Coal plants emit thousands of tons of alpha radioactivity emitting uranium and thorium EACH YEAR
Funny how the self-righteous anti-nukes haven't been whining about this. Of course, it doesn't fit their politics. They can only see what is emitted by the "evil nuclear industry" and nothing else.
They whine continuously about supposed "lies" told by TEPCO, GE, and the nuclear industry. However, when a couple of their own, Mangano and Sherman, are caught "red-handed" cooking the numbers; that's OK with them because it furthers their parochial purposes.
When will these self-righteous, ignorant, BLOWHARDS understand; there's NEVER a good excuse for fraudulent science.
Infants under age 1 -&- Boise Idaho
The highest percent excess deaths was for infants under age one
http://www.radiation.org/reports/JapanUpdateTo22000.pdf
Other new findings include:
1. A similar pattern to U.S. deaths in the four months after Chernobyl (estimated excess over 20,000, final excess 16,573)
2. All age groups (<1, 1-24, 25-44, 45-64, 65+) had an excess number of deaths in the spring of 2011 vs. 2010
3. The highest percent excess deaths was for infants under age one, who are most susceptible to radiation exposure
4. A very large 2010-2011 increase in pneumonia/influenza deaths occurred after Fukushima (+11.49% in the spring vs. +1.55% for the rest of the year); this was the only cause of death given by the CDC
5. A very large 2010-2011 increase in total deaths occurred in Boise ID, where Fukushima exposures were probably higher than most of the U.S. (+22.68% in the spring vs. 5.71% for the rest of the year)
These findings raise concerns about potential health hazards from Fukushima. Mangano and Sherman urge that more studies be conducted on the topic.
Japan --- Domestic food popularity dips
Domestic food's popularity dips
People's preference for domestically produced food hit a record low in the first half of 2012, a survey conducted by the state-backed loan provider Japan Finance Corp. shows. The figure released Friday dropped 3.5 percentage points from the previous survey in January.
When eating out … they are conscious about the origins of the food they order, down 7.8 points.
Both scores were the lowest since the survey began in May 2008.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120915002562.htm
Jiji Press - National - (Sep. 16, 2012)