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Expert Says NORM Danger Way Worse Than They Say
SEPTEMBER 4, 2013 BY FLYINGCUTTLEFISH
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Exclusive on Stuart Smith’s blog (8-24) -
Expert says Louisiana officials “in denial” over radium risk at sinkhole
A veteran radiation expert says Louisiana environmental officials are “in denial” over the hazard posed by elevated radium levels discovered in the slurry liquids of the massive sinkhole that has forced out residents of the rural town of Bayou Corne.
Stanley Waligora — a New Mexico-based radiation protection consultant and leading authority on the health risks of naturally occurring radioactive material, or NORM — confirmed earlier reports that radium levels at the site about 70 miles west of New Orleans are not within limits but roughly 15 times higher than the acceptable level set by the state.
Waligora said officials with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality need to launch immediate additional testing to ensure that the hazardous radium is not leaking into nearby groundwater and posing a threat to human health as well as livestock. . . .
ALSO -
(8-22) - Threat to Bayou Corne grows as tests show elevated levels of radium, butane traces in and near sinkhole
Expert Says NORM Danger Way Worse Than They Say
SEPTEMBER 4, 2013 BY FLYINGCUTTLEFISH
1
Exclusive on Stuart Smith’s blog (8-24) -
Expert says Louisiana officials “in denial” over radium risk at sinkhole
A veteran radiation expert says Louisiana environmental officials are “in denial” over the hazard posed by elevated radium levels discovered in the slurry liquids of the massive sinkhole that has forced out residents of the rural town of Bayou Corne.
Stanley Waligora — a New Mexico-based radiation protection consultant and leading authority on the health risks of naturally occurring radioactive material, or NORM — confirmed earlier reports that radium levels at the site about 70 miles west of New Orleans are not within limits but roughly 15 times higher than the acceptable level set by the state.
Waligora said officials with the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality need to launch immediate additional testing to ensure that the hazardous radium is not leaking into nearby groundwater and posing a threat to human health as well as livestock. . . .
ALSO -
(8-22) - Threat to Bayou Corne grows as tests show elevated levels of radium, butane traces in and near sinkhole
Fluid on the Move Under Lake FUBAR
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It looks like this.
Here is what is going on:
The far away Pacific Rim quakes yesterday (see next post ↓) perhaps caused sloshing down below. Who knows when it will stop?
Highway 70 Detour Boondoggle + Tues. News, New Fly Over
The Advocate – Sinkhole fears spur La. 70 realignment plans
“The more than year-old, growing sinkhole just south of La. 70 in the Bayou Corne area has raised worries about subsidence that could cut off La. 70 in just the wrong place. Commuters and school buses would be forced to make the time-consuming round, some fear.”
Keep in mind the tropical storms . . .
Bayou Corne mentioned at the end of this article – This Week In Natural Gas Leaks and Explosions
The Parish Blog says they are still at Code 3 – 4:00 p.m. Update from the Office of Conservation
A minute and a half! -
LINK - http://youtu.be/UPB-m9no3CY
