Про potassium iodide
Добавлено: 16 мар 2011, 13:02
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VANCOUVER - Geiger counters are flying off North American shelves, while potassium iodine pills are selling like hotcakes in British Columbia, after Friday's monster quake damaged nuclear reactors in Japan, according to suppliers Tuesday.
But medical and nuclear experts insist there's nothing for Canadians to fret about.
"We're in a serious back-order situation," said Tim Flanegin, owner of Mineralab LLC in Arizona. "It started Friday when it became evident a side effect of the quake was damage to the reactors."
The iodine pills are intended to fight radiation and they're flying off the shelves at local pharmacies over fears over a possible meltdown at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
The owner of a Pharmasave in Vancouver said capsules are being snapped up.
"We have sold 100 doses so far with many, many orders coming in," Brent Nixon told QMI Agency.
Officials, however, urge consumers not to waste their money.
"The energy would be better directed to ensuring (citizens) have the basics of earthquake preparedness for their family in their home," said B.C.'s chief medical officer, Dr. Perry Kendall. "I don't think there is any rationale or reason for stockpiling potassium iodide at this point in time."
On Tuesday evening, levels in Vancouver hovered around 15-17 counts per minute, considered normal "background levels."
Being subjected to 15 cpm for one year is the equivalent of taking two Vancouver to Toronto return flights, said Anne Trudel, manager of environmental health and safety at Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics .
A University of B.C. scientist said Fukushima is no Chernobyl, so the potential for a radiation cloud to reach the west coast is miniscule.
"The risk is relatively low, barring some kind of further disastrous situation occurring with these reactors," said intercontinental pollutant transport expert Ian McKendry. McKendry said it's normal for dust, smoke, volcanic ash and pollution to travel around the planet. The northern hemisphere jet stream can accelerate movement, especially in springtime.
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VANCOUVER - Geiger counters are flying off North American shelves, while potassium iodine pills are selling like hotcakes in British Columbia, after Friday's monster quake damaged nuclear reactors in Japan, according to suppliers Tuesday.
But medical and nuclear experts insist there's nothing for Canadians to fret about.
"We're in a serious back-order situation," said Tim Flanegin, owner of Mineralab LLC in Arizona. "It started Friday when it became evident a side effect of the quake was damage to the reactors."
The iodine pills are intended to fight radiation and they're flying off the shelves at local pharmacies over fears over a possible meltdown at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
The owner of a Pharmasave in Vancouver said capsules are being snapped up.
"We have sold 100 doses so far with many, many orders coming in," Brent Nixon told QMI Agency.
Officials, however, urge consumers not to waste their money.
"The energy would be better directed to ensuring (citizens) have the basics of earthquake preparedness for their family in their home," said B.C.'s chief medical officer, Dr. Perry Kendall. "I don't think there is any rationale or reason for stockpiling potassium iodide at this point in time."
On Tuesday evening, levels in Vancouver hovered around 15-17 counts per minute, considered normal "background levels."
Being subjected to 15 cpm for one year is the equivalent of taking two Vancouver to Toronto return flights, said Anne Trudel, manager of environmental health and safety at Canada's National Laboratory for Particle and Nuclear Physics .
A University of B.C. scientist said Fukushima is no Chernobyl, so the potential for a radiation cloud to reach the west coast is miniscule.
"The risk is relatively low, barring some kind of further disastrous situation occurring with these reactors," said intercontinental pollutant transport expert Ian McKendry. McKendry said it's normal for dust, smoke, volcanic ash and pollution to travel around the planet. The northern hemisphere jet stream can accelerate movement, especially in springtime.
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