Elizabeth Helen Drake wrote:Langley,
I just wondered if you have yet heard about a program that was being held in the Florida area which involved a " cesium cloud". (during 1956-1957) Paul has made a reference to this operation which I believe Morgan told him about.( He also mentioned the Bahamas ( Bimini) in case that comes up somehow.
It would be helpful if other information also bubbled to the surface here so if you don't mind keep your eye out for that reference please, just in case it crosses your path.
They say, details make all the difference but in our case they also help to shed some light on other mysteries. Thanks in advance, Elizabeth
Sorry this is so long, but its important. Summary: Cs137 levels in Florida are odd. Something happened. Biologists have noted it in ecology. Have posted stuff about Green Run here so people can see what went on generically, is precedent for it. And finally, there is long term study which shows Cs137 body burden in Florida Humans is greater than that of the rest of the United States of America. Cant pin down actual event. May still be secret.
Sorry this is so long. Its important.
From google:
Health Physics - Fulltext: Volume 82(5) May 2002 p 680-689 FOOD ...
However, it was found, mainly during the 1950's, that 14C could be used ..... Investigations of unusual cesium ecology in Florida-cesium-137 levels in ...
http://www.health-physics.com/pt/re/hea ... -00014.htm -
Abstract:
FOOD CHAINS AND BIOGEOCHEMICAL PATHWAYS: CONTRIBUTIONS OF FALLOUT AND OTHER RADIOTRACERS.
PAPER
Health Physics. 82(5):680-689, May 2002.
Whicker, F. Ward; Pinder, John E. *
Abstract:
This paper reviews examples of how measurements of global fallout in the environment and related tracer radionuclides have been used to enhance our basic knowledge of biogeochemical processes and food-chain pathways. Because it is these fundamental, natural processes that control the transport and accumulation of such trace substances in the environment, direct measurements of trace substances over time and space reveal strong insights into these processes. The necessity to monitor global fallout transport, although largely motivated by human health concerns, gave rise to a plethora of new information about plants, animals, and natural and agricultural ecosystems and how they function. This review provides a small selection of examples in the areas of plant and animal physiology, productivity and energy transfer in food chains, biogeochemical cycles of certain elements and their analogues, feeding relationships and movements of organisms, and the agriculture-based human food chain. It is concluded that if society is to cope successfully with continued growth of the human population and resource consumption, more knowledge is still required about these fundamental processes. The use of radiotracers can contribute greatly to this need, but current funding priorities, societal attitudes, and onerous regulations on the use of radioactivity may continue to limit such applications.
(C)2002Health Physics Society
Well, Health Physics found something odd re Cesium in Florida. Cant access full article. Costs.
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-colle ... 3-020.html
"Prussian Blue" is another drug that should be capable of protecting people against radiation exposure. Prussian Blue has been recommended for years for the treatment of cesium and thallium ingestion. The material, ferric hexacyanoferrate, has been used for years to promote the excretion of cesium and thallium when accidentally ingested, including the much publicized accident in Gioania. I understand that the material is not yet FDA-approved for this use because no one has requested it and there was no viable market until recently. While KI and Prussian Blue are aimed at "blocking" or excreting the radioactive isotope ingested, there is also a growing arsenal of medical treatments for radiological exposures.
Just for the skeptics:
http://www.doh.wa.gov/hanford/publicati ... lease.html
"But Hanford's largest single release of iodine-131 was the result of a secret military experiment. "Green Run" refers to a secret U.S. Air Force Experiment at Hanford that released somewhere between 7,000 and 12,000 curies of iodine-131 to the air on December 2-3, 1949. The experiment was called the Green Run because it involved a processing "run" of uranium fuel that had been cooled for only a short time (16 days), and was, therefore, "green." The normal practice in 1949 was to cool the fuel 90 to 100 days before processing. The longer cooling time allows for radiation, especially iodine-131, to decay to lower levels.
The reported purpose of the Green Run was to test monitoring equipment the Air Force was developing for its intelligence activities concerning the Soviet Union's nuclear weapons program. The Green Run remained a top government secret until the 1980s when reports were made public in response to Freedom of Information Act requests. The requests were filed by the Hanford Education Action League and the Spokesman-Review newspaper, both based in Spokane. The U.S. Air Force continues to withhold significant information about the Green Run including the names of the official(s) who ordered the experiment and the intelligence unit that participated in the monitoring. "
Now that sets the precedent for the proposition Cs was released in Florida. I cant find mention of it. But that means nothing for it may still be secret.
But scientists have found "unusual cesium ecology in Florida-cesium-137 levels"
(above).
Hang on, look at this:
http://www.health-physics.com/pt/re/hea ... 28!8091!-1
Cesium-137 Body Burdens in Florida Residents.
Papers
Health Physics. 16(6):673-679, June 1969.
Roessler, G. S.; Dunavant, B. G.; Roessler, C. E.
Abstract:
Measurement of 137Cs body burdens in nearly 300 persons with the University of Florida whole-body counter from 1965 to date shows that Florida residents had levels of 137Cs two to three times as high as those reported elsewhere in the conterminous United States during the same time period. Analysis of the data by year shows that the levels did not drop with time as rapidly as levels reported in other areas of the United States. Cesium-137 levels in Florida residents averaged 0.395, 0.353, and 0.318 nCi/kg lean body mass in 1965, 1966 and 1967, respectively. For the entire 1965-1967 period these levels averaged 0.350 and had a range of 0.044-1.667 nCi/kg lean body mass. In contrast, non-Florida residents measured at the same facility had an average of 0.151 nCi/kg lean body mass. Reproducibility of the measurements was within 10%. These levels correlate with the reported levels of 137Cs in Florida-produced foods, which in general are much higher than the average for the United States.
(C)1969Health Physics Society
Now half life of Cs137 is about same as Sr90 - just short of 30 years. So the trend in these findings leads one to conclude something unusual happened involving Florida and Cs 137. So though I cant find confirmation of the event, an event or events of some sort/s took place affecting only Florida. Its rather off putting.
What does it mean if you live in Florida? Well in general the short lived radioisotopes like Iodine 131 are far more radioactive - they transmute or reach a stable state quickly. And therefore are more dangerous at time of exposure. they are weapons of choice in tests like the Green Run as the evidence disappears. Longer lived radio isotopes are so because in general they are more stable, less radioactive. And so in general at time of exposure are less harmful. (compare the two radioisotopes of Strontium and you'll see what I mean). But they exist over time. Now Iodine 131 is confined to the thyroid when internalised into the body. Cesium 137 however is incorporated into soft tissue throughout, so unlike Iodine 131 there is no fine focus to the radioactivity in terms of tissue. The dose is diffuse. That's good and bad. Its systemic but dilute. Long term health risks at the amounts mentioned above? Controversial. Has to be seen in light of total body burden from all other sources. Conventionally the authorities would say its 3x of very very very little. If I lived in Florida I'd write my Congressperson and ask "How come" though.
