OK that's it. Cesium and Iodine in Arugula sold in Berkeley

[flamingdem]

http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/node/2525

UCB Food Chain Sampling Results, University of California, Berkeley Department of Nuclear Engineering:

* Arugula, purchased 4/7/2011, Cs134 @ .49 Bq/kg
* Kale, purchased 4/6/2011, Cs134 @ .5 Bq/kg
* Spinach, purchased 4/7/2011, Cs134 @ 1 Bq/kg, Cs137 @ 1.3 Bq/kg

[flamingdem]

1. Milk sampling results, still extremely low but on the increase

http://www.nuc.berkeley.edu/node/2174

Best by date of April 16, 2011:

Cs134 @ .10 Bq/L
Cs137 @ .22 Bq/L
I131 @ .22 Bq/L

And lower than the veggies per liter.

[aquart]

2. Not my arugula!

[flamingdem]

3. What, do you grow it in your Yurt? nt

Or your geodesic dome maybe?

[flamingdem]

4. Sorry, I missed your tone as in oh my god not my precious arrugula

It is very healthy, I am kind of upset about this stuff being on California greens. Sigh.

[aquart]

5. Arugula is my favorite green.

Do I need a geiger counter for my salad now? Do I have to give up salad?

[flamingdem]

9. It's tiny amounts but I think it's up to your paranoia level

I say respect your paranoia level until we get more data.

Arnie Gundersen said in his video today - see P.A. section - that he will go after more information due to all the questions he's getting about fallout.

He says that information is being held back possibly. Super paranoia would be to note that Chris Busby, also
in video section says that there are symptoms of lymph swelling etc in Japan that could indicate plutonium.

Likely didn't get over here but the scope of this thing is quite horrific

[aquart]

11. Already posted the lymph thing on Facebook.

How sick can 14 million people get with uncontrolled reactors spewing poison?

[glinda]

6. I can't read that stuff. Gives me a headache. How bad is it?

[flamingdem]

7. I wish I could feel it is so miniscule that I can ignore it

My philosophy is to be careful right now and wait and see.

Some are braver than me. Cesium is my concern and I want to consider the risks.
I think that I'd rather eat poorly for a while rather than regret having not
overreacted. I'm avoiding broad leafies and milk primarily.

In France scientists are advising pregnant woman and infants to avoid the milk
and vegetables and we got it 8x more on the West Coast.

That is according to an article that was posted here yesterday.

[aquart]

8. I dunno. The problem is the problem isn't over.

A little bit, eh. But the end isn't even in sight. And Fukushima is sprinting past Chernobyl now.

And today there was this tiny item that people in the Tokyo area are showing symptoms consistent with inhaling plutonium and uranium.

I thought, if I have to go out in the rain today, I'll throw away the umbrella afterwards.

[flamingdem]

10. We think alike

I just wrote that to you! It freaked me out for them that this could be happening.

For us, better safe than sorry, arrugula can wait.

You know I wish I could garden, that's what I would do now and I might learn.

[buddysmellgood]

12. What are the symptoms? That's scary shit.

[flamingdem]

13. Check this out, midway down the page

www.llrc.org