Radiation Network Map tracks U.S. levels

[Islander]

I can't delete this without messing up the whole thread, but please disregard. It doesn't seem to be very reliable.

Welcome to RadiationNetwork.com, home of the National Radiation Map, depicting environmental radiation levels across the USA, updated in real time every minute. This is the first web site where the average citizen (or anyone in the world) can see what radiation levels are anywhere in the USA at any time (see Disclaimer below).

http://radiationnetwork.com/

[mellowsong]

I thought I posted this somewhere with one of the radiation articles????

[Stoneharbor]

- Islander has withdrawn her recommendation for that site.

I've taken looks at this for the past week and a half and it doesn't seem to change, even though other sites show plumes passing overhead. I don't know how we can have plumes pass over and these figures don't change, but I could be missing something.

A site I just found which seems to get updated several times a day with news articles, including new plume pictures, is:

http://enenews.com/ You'll need to click inside it to read the latest articles, or see the latest "weather".

[Reesacat]

Thank you Stoneharbor-that is frightening watching the cloud pass over the US. It looks like basically every state got hammered.

[mellowsong]

Since the radiation concentrates in milk/cheese, I'm seriously considering whether I need to give up even my raw milk for now. What do y'all think? At what point does it become dangerous? I know Uncle Sam isn't going to tell us! Europe is already telling people that children and pregnant women should not eat dairy.

[Islander]

Mellow, though I don't use much milk, I'm buying raw milk now and freezing it, as the cows here are still on hay so they have not been exposed to radiation. If you can get it and have a freezer, I'd suggest doing the same to the degree that you can, because this is early days. It's safe to assume the concentration will rise as time goes on.
On the other hand, Europe seemed to get through the Chernobyl contamination without consequences.

[Reesacat]

I think Islander has a good idea-freeze raw milk and stock up on raw cheese and kelp now for those of you who can eat seaweeds.

[Stoneharbor]

I don't use any dairy except just bought a couple of pounds of organic butter! I did just read though that goat and sheep milk will contain 8-10 times as much I-131 as cow's milk, all else being equal.

[Aaltrude]

A site I just found which seems to get updated several times a day with news articles, including new plume pictures, is:

http://enenews.com/ You'll need to click inside it to read the latest articles, or see the latest "weather".

Watching this had me wondering if there is any cause for concern in the southern hemisphere and I did a search on you tube. I didn't find anything that specifically showed Australia and New Zealand but I did find this, which suggests we are not at risk in this part of the world at this stage, but it does show a bigger picture.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1XryHES9RU&feature=fvsr

[oceanforkids]

I've spent time off and on this morning until I had this whole article fully read. It's a good one, and has a map thingy too.

http://blog.imva.info/medicine/iodin...ation-insanity

[mellowsong]

Mellow, though I don't use much milk, I'm buying raw milk now and freezing it, as the cows here are still on hay so they have not been exposed to radiation. If you can get it and have a freezer, I'd suggest doing the same to the degree that you can, because this is early days. It's safe to assume the concentration will rise as time goes on.
On the other hand, Europe seemed to get through the Chernobyl contamination without consequences.

I have an itty bitty freezer. I couldn't put but a few gallons in there...not enough to get through the next several months, plus the cost. Cows have been on grass here for way over a month but I think it is still pretty safe. As to Chernobyl...we lived in Germany at the time. For several months you could not buy European dairy or meat in the commissary whereas before it was readily available and much much cheaper. I'm not sure but I imagine that local stores probably did not sell fresh dairy/meat for a while, only what had been processed and frozen before hand. I was in Germany from 83-86. Irradiated milk was very big over there back then.

[Islander]

Ocean, that earthquake video is outstanding! Thanks!

[Aaltrude]

Thee have been several largish after shocks in Christchurch over the last couple of days causing further damage though not as severe as the big one that caused the major damage.

[oceanforkids]

I have an itty bitty freezer. I couldn't put but a few gallons in there...not enough to get through the next several months, plus the cost. Cows have been on grass here for way over a month but I think it is still pretty safe. As to Chernobyl...we lived in Germany at the time. For several months you could not buy European dairy or meat in the commissary whereas before it was readily available and much much cheaper. I'm not sure but I imagine that local stores probably did not sell fresh dairy/meat for a while, only what had been processed and frozen before hand. I was in Germany from 83-86. Irradiated milk was very big over there back then.

Let the milk clabber on the counter, strain it through an old teatowel into a bowl. The liquid is whey, which is very nutritious and will keep in the fridge for up to 6 months, and freezes beautifully. The solid part (what's left in the cheesecloth) is cream cheese. Mix it with strawberries and a little honey - yum. You probably know how to do all this stuff already, but I'm not sure who just drinks the raw milk and who actually makes other stuff out of it. I make butter, cottage cheese, cream cheese, whey, ricotta, kefir, yogurt, buttermilk - - lotsa stuff, which is why raw milk is such a great bargain.

The problem with store-bought milk is going to be the same because I don't think pasteurization is going to remove the radiation factor, although I don't know anything about that yet because I haven't read up on it. But you can bet they aren't going to stop selling milk and all of its by-products. The other problem with most store-bought milk (even without the current radiation problem) is homogenization, which is more a problem than pasteurization, from a nutrition stand point.

There are ways to freeze milk without actually freezing the milk! Takes up less room in the freezer, for sure. Even buttermilk can be frozen in plastic bags.

[Aaltrude]

The problem with store-bought milk is going to be the same because I don't think pasteurization is going to remove the radiation factor,

You are right, pasteurisation will not remove radiation.