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Pedroarak t1_j80pjrw wrote

Reply to comment by Natolx in Can the Radiation from a Sample of Depleted Uranium Sterilize? by Natolx

I think it's indeed a bit higher than the background radiation in that altitude, but something like an electron beam irradiator can output as much as 11000 Gray per SECOND, the dose required for sterilization is pretty high. Also, in some places like Ramsar (Iran) and Guarapari (Brazil) the background radiation can be as high as 40uSv/h but that's pretty rare

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DJOMaul t1_j81diqd wrote

>The radioactivity is due to the local geology. Underground water dissolves radium in uraniferous igneous rock and carries it to the surface through at least nine known hot springs.[15] These are used as spas by locals and tourists.

Uh. That feels... unsafe.

[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsar,_Iran] (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramsar,_Iran)

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Pedroarak t1_j81hq4e wrote

Risks of low doses and low dose rates, such as from elevated natural background radiation exposures, appear not to exist or be lower than such risks that one assumes by applying the LNT model in the evaluation of epidemiological data. This and the unequivocal evidence of experimental findings of adaptive protection speak against the LNT hypothesis, which should be replaced by a model that takes into consideration that low doses can induce alterations in the physiologically individual balance between cancer causation and cancer prevention.

Source: Cancer Mortality Among People Living in Areas With Various Levels of Natural Background Radiation

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adm_akbar t1_j830i1m wrote

Radiation has become a boogeyman. It’s like UV light from the sun. We all experience it. Some places more than others. But it’s not certain cancer if you go to a place with higher radiation. It’s 0.05% more cancer if you hang around all year.

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