another rain sample?
I realize that the last handful of samples taken revealed a lack of radioisotopes, but, given the planned off-gassing of the Fukushima plants(s), the continued release of steam (planned or unplanned), and the recent LA reading (whether or not the test was well-thought-out or executed), I was wondering if the BRAWM team would consider collecting a more recent rain sample to analyze.
Thank you very much for everything over and over again!
Please consider how you
Please consider how you phrase your responses. I am thankful the folks at Berkeley are running these tests and making them available. I think it was nice of Tim to give out preliminaries, but response to him sounded a bit accusatory. I'm just saying, don't bite the hand that feeds you.
Most recent rainwater sample
Most recent rainwater sample has been in the cave for over a day now, and we do not yet see any radioactive isotopes of cesium, tellurium, or iodine. This appears consistent with the no detection readings we saw the last time it rained. As with the air monitoring, we will have to count for longer and longer times if we want to lower our minimum detectable activity.
Tim [BRAWM Team Member]
We collect and test rain
We collect and test rain samples whenever Mother Nature has the courtesy to provide enough rain in Berkeley. We have entered the dry season, so samples will be few.
Incidentally, it rained last night for the first time in about 3 weeks, so we will be testing that sample in the next couple of days.
Mark [BRAWM Team Member]
What, BRAWM team has no
What, BRAWM team has no Indian rain sticks?
Am looking forward to your rain results with bated breath....
Thank You!
Los Angeles
Thanks! Can't wait. NEED rain samples!
Much appreciated nature and BRAWM!
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what no radiation whatsoever
what no radiation whatsoever in any of the rain samples, that sounds like naive and misplaced conjecture at best. geeze.
pick a bale of cotton, pick a bale of hay.
I did not say there was "no
I did not say there was "no radiation whatsoever" in the rain. I did say that there was no radioactive cesium, tellurium, or iodine in the rainwater. There are, however, a lot of radioactive things such as potassium, beryllium, and radon daughters, which have always been present in the air and rain.
Furthermore, I did mention that we continuing to take data on this rain sample, which means that we may still see some small amounts of fallout after waiting longer and increasing our sensitivity.
Tim [BRAWM Team Member]
Thanks, Tim...
...I read your heads-up last night and thought it was pretty clear, what you were saying, myself; let's hope that as you continue to allow time for the detection of increasingly minute traces of iodine, cesium, etc., the results continue to remain positive! (Or, erm, NEGATIVE. You know what I mean.)
Many thanks again, props, much love, etc., etc., etc., for all BRAWM / UCBNE does and continues to do...
Rick Cromack.
Allen, Texas
that's better, i can see how
that's better, i can see how radioiodine and radiocesium levels can vary by a substantial amount.
seriously this nightmare has only just begun, we are all in this together.
pick a bale of cotton, pick a bale of hay.
Either you believe the data/results or you don't
If you don't, I suggest you move along to another forum as
this forum will just be fairy tales to you. And your insults
add zero value
but i'm here for the truth
but i'm here for the truth and relevant information, not for unscientific and basically worthless analyses and gradeschool insults/insights. if it's not asking too much.
pick a bale of cotton, pick a bale of hay.
Ignore this poster, he's a
Ignore this poster, he's a known troll.