why is it that the EPA milk samples have no C-137 but UCB does?

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2011-04-08 06:48

I wonder if the EPA is really testing for C-137? it seems their milk samples would have both I-131 and C-137

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Anyone have an answer for

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 2011-04-09 19:45.

Anyone have an answer for this yet?

Could it be because Berkeley

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 2011-04-09 10:42.

Could it be because Berkeley tested organic milk and the EPA tested regular milk? I don't know if that's the case since I haven't seen the EPA's report. Can someone provide a link to the EPA's results?

I copied this statement from

Submitted by Debbie S. (not verified) on Fri, 2011-04-08 09:47.

I copied this statement from a website this morning. If it is true why haven't they stopped shipping milk until they really know?

A temporary embargo to prevent the introduction into commerce of food from a contaminated area should be considered when the amount of contamination equals or exceeds the DILs or when the presence of contamination is confirmed, but the concentrations are not yet known.

I copied the statement from here. The latest test results are there too...

because they have 100 years

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 2011-04-08 07:40.

because they have 100 years to test for it. why rush?

I made a similar comment

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Fri, 2011-04-08 06:56.

I made a similar comment about the air monitoring.

http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/node/2599#comment-2095