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{{#Wiki_filter:Michael F. DeBonisRadiation and Indoor Air Branch U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2290 Broadway, New York NYJune 6, 2012 EPA is the Federal agency mandated to protect human health and the environment.MjiiiM a j or act i v i t i es:Homeland security/ emergency responsePublic protective action recommendationsCleanup/waste management Emissions regulation RadNetScience and technology Information and outreachProtecting People and the Environment from Radiation Pg 2 Types of Radiological Types of Radiological Incidents and EmergenciesIncidents and EmergenciesLos Alamos WildfiresLost SourcesNuclear facility accidentsNuclear weapon and device | |||
accidentsNuclear terrorismSabotage 3 Three Mile Island Space Launches Contaminated importsTransportation accidents Satellite Reentry Orphan sources Foreign incidents Putting Fukushima Risk in PerspectivePutting Fukushima Risk in PerspectiveCalculate your estimated annual radiation dose:http://www.epa.gov/radiation/understand/calculate.html 4 | |||
EPA RadNet SystemEPA RadNet SystemCurrently, 125 permanent RadNetstations Deployable stations set up in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and Northern Marianas | |||
IslandsCapableofdetectingabovebackground Capable of detecting above background levels, but do not expect any harmful levelsReal-time data have shown only typical background fluctuationsFor daily RadNetdata: www.epa.gov/japan 2011 | |||
EPA's RadNet monitors across the US show typical fluctuations in background radiation levels.Additional Deployable Monitors were sent to the Aleutian islands, Hawaii, Guam and Saipan to improve monitoring coverage for this event. The levels detected are far below levels of concern Trace levels of radioactive isotopes measured are consistent with the Japanese nuclear incident and far below levels of public health concern.Additional exposure from well below 1 mremfor individuals in US and Territorieshttp://www.epa.gov/radiation/understand/perspective.htmlMeasured levels hundreds to thousands of times lower than FDA Derived Intervention Levels (DILS)Greater risk from Radon - | |||
257 mrem/yrNCRP 160, 2009Bottom line? Test your house for radon! | |||
"While we do not expect radiation from the damaged Japanese reactors to reach the United States at harmful levels, I want to assure you thatEPA will continue our coordination with our federal partners to monitor the air, milk, precipitation and drinking water for any changes, and we will continue our outreach to the public and the elected officials to provide information on our monitoring results." -Administrator Lisa P. Jackson}} |
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Issue date: | 06/06/2012 |
From: | DeBonis M F Environmental Protection Agency |
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Michael F. DeBonisRadiation and Indoor Air Branch U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 2290 Broadway, New York NYJune 6, 2012 EPA is the Federal agency mandated to protect human health and the environment.MjiiiM a j or act i v i t i es:Homeland security/ emergency responsePublic protective action recommendationsCleanup/waste management Emissions regulation RadNetScience and technology Information and outreachProtecting People and the Environment from Radiation Pg 2 Types of Radiological Types of Radiological Incidents and EmergenciesIncidents and EmergenciesLos Alamos WildfiresLost SourcesNuclear facility accidentsNuclear weapon and device
accidentsNuclear terrorismSabotage 3 Three Mile Island Space Launches Contaminated importsTransportation accidents Satellite Reentry Orphan sources Foreign incidents Putting Fukushima Risk in PerspectivePutting Fukushima Risk in PerspectiveCalculate your estimated annual radiation dose:http://www.epa.gov/radiation/understand/calculate.html 4
EPA RadNet SystemEPA RadNet SystemCurrently, 125 permanent RadNetstations Deployable stations set up in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and Northern Marianas
IslandsCapableofdetectingabovebackground Capable of detecting above background levels, but do not expect any harmful levelsReal-time data have shown only typical background fluctuationsFor daily RadNetdata: www.epa.gov/japan 2011
EPA's RadNet monitors across the US show typical fluctuations in background radiation levels.Additional Deployable Monitors were sent to the Aleutian islands, Hawaii, Guam and Saipan to improve monitoring coverage for this event. The levels detected are far below levels of concern Trace levels of radioactive isotopes measured are consistent with the Japanese nuclear incident and far below levels of public health concern.Additional exposure from well below 1 mremfor individuals in US and Territorieshttp://www.epa.gov/radiation/understand/perspective.htmlMeasured levels hundreds to thousands of times lower than FDA Derived Intervention Levels (DILS)Greater risk from Radon -
257 mrem/yrNCRP 160, 2009Bottom line? Test your house for radon!
"While we do not expect radiation from the damaged Japanese reactors to reach the United States at harmful levels, I want to assure you thatEPA will continue our coordination with our federal partners to monitor the air, milk, precipitation and drinking water for any changes, and we will continue our outreach to the public and the elected officials to provide information on our monitoring results." -Administrator Lisa P. Jackson