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Igel

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14. Why?

Reply to dewsgirl (Reply #5)

Thu May 16, 2019, 06:42 PM

May 2019

You take KI after a nuclear attack to prevent uptake of radioactive iodine by the thyroid. If you've loaded your thyroid with non-radioactive isotopes, then the radioactive stuff will almost entirely excreted.

This is U and Np. The thyroid has no special affinity for those two heavy metals. While iodine supplements aren't necessarily a bad thing, most people get what they need from food and iodized salt.

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How awful for these families pandr32 May 2019 #1

Their local school is closed, but their residence is not affacted? I would buy a Geiger Counter. TheBlackAdder May 2019 #2

I'd be stocking up on iodine pills at the least. dewsgirl May 2019 #5

Damn straight! TheBlackAdder May 2019 #6

Why? Igel May 2019 #14

Pretty amazing that the DOE let this information out at all. enough May 2019 #3

Rick Perry is still in charge. . . Oops! TheBlackAdder May 2019 #4

Tra-la-la, let's build more Nuclear Plants! maxsolomon May 2019 #7

It's a naturally occurring isotope. Igel May 2019 #15

Ah, sounds similar to Hanford out here on the Columbia. maxsolomon May 2019 #16

Yah, let's have some more of that clean nuclear energy..... a kennedy May 2019 #8

Read up on it: blue-green algae/spirulina has been successfully treating the nuclear victims in2herbs May 2019 #9

What were the levels detected?... SidDithers May 2019 #10

There's probably worse shit to be found in Ohio schools. hunter May 2019 #11

well these kids are already born pstokely May 2019 #12

Holy shit! Was Homer Simpson at the helm??? Initech May 2019 #13

From local paper irisblue May 2019 #17