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FBaggins

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4. Not really

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 9, 2017, 10:31 AM

Jun 2017

The most exposed individual (20,000 bq inhaled) would have a measurably higher risk of developing lung cancer over the remainder of his life, but it's a looooong way from a "death sentence"

Here's a study of many thousands of Russian nuclear workers who inhaled plutonium. Hundreds of them did die from lung cancer over the following 50 years, but their inhaled doses were many times higher.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3661277/

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Japan nuclear workers inhale plutonium after bag breaks [View all] kristopher Jun 2017 OP

That's a death sentence. nt Xipe Totec Jun 2017 #1

Not really FBaggins Jun 2017 #4

It probably at least led to some forgotmylogin Jun 2017 #5

My heart goes out... Zoonart Jun 2017 #2

I feel for their Family's too SonofDonald Jun 2017 #3

See my #4 - that isn't even close to being true FBaggins Jun 2017 #6

Helen Caldicot? SonofDonald Jun 2017 #7

Can you site a single authoritative book? FBaggins Jun 2017 #8

Did you start this post? SonofDonald Jun 2017 #9

A simple "No - I can't" would have sufficed FBaggins Jun 2017 #10

can I tell you , I make a point not to argue anything on line that isn't hard fact sue4e3 Jun 2017 #12

I love interesting conversations dumbcat Jun 2017 #13

This is a good place to start. kristopher Jun 2017 #11