Radiation, PCBs, PFAS, Mercury, BPA, PAHs, Dioxin, Pesticides...all tiny does on their own, harmless.
Wonder what happens when all those separate tiny doses are combined? I mean the Hudson is already a Superfund site so what harm can 1 million gallon of slightly radioactive water do?
"But there is no definitive epidemiological study to assess the true risk of tritium, and animal studies are also lacking."
"Some evidence suggests the kind of radiation emitted by tritium—a so-called beta particle—is actually more effective at causing cancer than the high-energy radiation such as gamma rays, even though skin can block a beta particle. "
Wonder what happens when all those separate tiny doses are combined? I mean the Hudson is already a Superfund site so what harm can 1 million gallon of slightly radioactive water do?
Adding from Scientific American:
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-radioactive-hy...
"But there is no definitive epidemiological study to assess the true risk of tritium, and animal studies are also lacking."
"Some evidence suggests the kind of radiation emitted by tritium—a so-called beta particle—is actually more effective at causing cancer than the high-energy radiation such as gamma rays, even though skin can block a beta particle. "