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Sunday, July 1, 2012
Cesium Detected In Fukushima Kids' Urine
Low levels, but what really matters is the committed effective dose equivalent, which has to be estimated based on the intake pathway(s), timing, and the urine concentrations. A small amount of radioactivity in urine today from a singe intake long ago might suggest a large single dose long ago, whereas if the radioactivity pathway was more recent, the dose would likely be much less.
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