Great. Just fucking great. [View All]

...note well the "Don't Worry, Be Happy" sentiment in paragraph four...

Department of Public Health: Small amounts of radiation detected in state rainwater following Japan nuclear disaster
March 27, 2011 01:30 PM
By Katheleen Conti, Globe Staff

Low levels of radioactive iodine likely resulting from the nuclear accident in Japan have been detected in a sample of rainwater in Massachusetts, state health officials said today.

The amounts of radioiodine are "very low concentrations" and should have "no impact on state drinking water supplies," the Department of Public Health said in a statement.

The sample was taken during the past week as part of regular monitoring of radioactivity on the environment by the US Environmental Protection Agency. No detectable increases in radiation have been discovered in the air, the statement said, and there are no expected public health concerns.

"The drinking water supply in Massachusetts is unaffected by this short-term, slight elevation in radiation," said John Auerbach, commissioner of the Department of Public Health. "However, we will carefully monitor the drinking water as we exercise an abundance of caution."

The rest: http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2011/03/department_of_p.html?p1=News_links

I guess we'll know the truth of all this in a few years, when cases of thyroid cancer spike nationally.

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