Radiological Attacks

One of the more pressing concerns, in wake of September 11, has been talk of a dirty bomb.  Most articles I have read, in various media, have been relatively vague, raising legitmate concerns, with scaremongering language, laced with generalizations.

The FAS Public Interst Report, has available online, a piece on dirty bombs titled “Dirty Bombs: Response to a Threat," which has more detail than many news reports, but is still somewhat vague, in that the report expresses possibilities of results of a dirty bomb, results that may, or could occur, but may not.

The report mentions the EPA health and toxic material guidelines, in regards to radiation exposure levels, but provides no data as to what those levels are, or, what amount of exposure time would be required to attain an unsafe level of radiation exposure.  For that information, one would have to delve into the EPA’s Radiation Publications.

The FAS report makes for an interesting read, but does not adequately explain the nuts and bolts of what levels of radiation exposure are, in fact, dangerous.  The report is swimming in generalizations that bear further individual investigation.

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