{"id":290,"date":"2011-04-21T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-21T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/?p=290"},"modified":"2024-04-24T14:50:59","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T14:50:59","slug":"radioactive-fukushima-plutonium-strontium-bombarding-west-coast-march-18th-19279","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/uncategorized\/radioactive-fukushima-plutonium-strontium-bombarding-west-coast-march-18th-19279\/","title":{"rendered":"Radioactive Fukushima Plutonium And Strontium Bombarding US West Coast Since March 18th"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Lucas Hixton Whitefield<\/strong><\/a> tips us off to the fact that the EPA has been detecting Plutonium and Strontium along the entire US West Coast since March 18th.<\/p>\n

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Radioactive Fukushima Plutonium And Strontium Bombarding US West Coast Since March 18th<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Submitted by Lucas Whitefiel\u2026<\/a> on Thu, 04\/21\/2011 \u2013 19:09<\/p>\n

EPA RADnet Reports Show Plutonium in US since March 18th<\/h2>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

We found a more complete RADnet dataset for various radioactive isotopes we had previously not encountered.<\/p>\n

[\u2026]<\/p>\n

Recently while searching the EPA RADnet database for radiation reports, we found a link to the main database. \u00a0It included the RADNet monitoring data\u00a0 for many isotopes not released in the public reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Notice that:<\/p>\n

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  • RADnet began monitoring for Plutonium from Day 1<\/li>\n
  • Plutonium was found from Alaska. to San Francisco California. and down into Guam from 03\/18\/2011<\/li>\n
  • Strontium was detected in the United States on 03\/18\/2011<\/li>\n
  • Isotopes found not released in public reports Plutonium, Strontium and Cesium<\/li>\n
  • What do the negative values mean in the results column?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

    Plutonium Results<\/h1>\n

    Update 12:01 EST April, 22nd 2011<\/b><\/p>\n

    Here are the results for Plutonium.<\/p>\n

    All results were detected by actinides extraction chromatography as part of either the RadNet Radiation Network Alert or the Fukushima deployables.<\/p>\n

    To fit the data on the web page I have moved some redundant columns .<\/p>\n

    I removed the half-life column which the EPA results report as 24131 years for Plutonium-239 and for 87.75 years for Plutonium-238.<\/p>\n

    I have also removed the unit column as all amounts reported are pCi\/m3 or picocuries per cubic meter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    CITY<\/th>\nSTATE<\/th>\nCOLLECT END<\/th>\nRESULT DATE<\/th>\nANALYTE NAME<\/th>\nAMOUNT<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    GUAM<\/td>\nGU<\/td>\n3\/19\/2011<\/td>\n3\/31\/2011<\/td>\nPlutonium-239<\/td>\n0.000012<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    SAIPAN<\/td>\nCNMI<\/td>\n3\/21\/2011<\/td>\n3\/31\/2011<\/td>\nPlutonium-239<\/td>\n0.000009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    SAN FRANCISCO<\/td>\nCA<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\n3\/24\/2011<\/td>\nPlutonium-239<\/td>\n0.0000065<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NOME<\/td>\nAK<\/td>\n3\/20\/2011<\/td>\n3\/31\/2011<\/td>\nPlutonium-238<\/td>\n0.0000035<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    SEATTLE<\/td>\nWA<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\n3\/24\/2011<\/td>\nPlutonium-238<\/td>\n0.0000025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    RIVERSIDE<\/td>\nCA<\/td>\n3\/15\/2011<\/td>\n3\/24\/2011<\/td>\nPlutonium-238<\/td>\n0.0000013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    RIVERSIDE<\/td>\nCA<\/td>\n3\/15\/2011<\/td>\n3\/24\/2011<\/td>\nPlutonium-239<\/td>\n0.0000013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    SAIPAN<\/td>\nCNMI<\/td>\n3\/21\/2011<\/td>\n3\/31\/2011<\/td>\nPlutonium-238<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    SAIPAN<\/td>\nCNMI<\/td>\n3\/24\/2011<\/td>\n3\/31\/2011<\/td>\nPlutonium-239<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NOME<\/td>\nAK<\/td>\n3\/20\/2011<\/td>\n3\/31\/2011<\/td>\nPlutonium-239<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    SEATTLE<\/td>\nWA<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\n3\/24\/2011<\/td>\nPlutonium-239<\/td>\n-0.0000013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    ANAHEIM<\/td>\nCA<\/td>\n3\/15\/2011<\/td>\n3\/24\/2011<\/td>\nPlutonium-239<\/td>\n-0.0000015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    DUTCH HARBOR<\/td>\nAK<\/td>\n3\/19\/2011<\/td>\n3\/31\/2011<\/td>\nPlutonium-239<\/td>\n-0.0000023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    ANAHEIM<\/td>\nCA<\/td>\n3\/15\/2011<\/td>\n3\/24\/2011<\/td>\nPlutonium-238<\/td>\n-0.000003<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    SAN FRANCISCO<\/td>\nCA<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\n3\/24\/2011<\/td>\nPlutonium-238<\/td>\n-0.0000037<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    KAUAI<\/td>\nHI<\/td>\n3\/21\/2011<\/td>\n3\/31\/2011<\/td>\nPlutonium-239<\/td>\n-0.0000043<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    DUTCH HARBOR<\/td>\nAK<\/td>\n3\/19\/2011<\/td>\n3\/31\/2011<\/td>\nPlutonium-238<\/td>\n-0.0000069<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    SAIPAN<\/td>\nCNMI<\/td>\n3\/24\/2011<\/td>\n3\/31\/2011<\/td>\nPlutonium-238<\/td>\n-0.000008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    GUAM<\/td>\nGU<\/td>\n3\/19\/2011<\/td>\n3\/31\/2011<\/td>\nPlutonium-238<\/td>\n-0.000008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

    Strontium Results<\/h1>\n

    Update 1:07 EST April, 22nd 2011<\/b><\/p>\n

    Strontium-89 and 90 were detected in Environmental Matrices.<\/p>\n

    Again the half-life column has been removed to fit the data on this page. The EPA reports the half-life for the Strontium-89 is 50.55 years and the half-life for the Strontium-90 at 28.6 years.<\/p>\n

    All Strotium detections were from the RadNet Radiation Alert Network.<\/p>\n

    Agian all units reported are pCi\/m3 or picocuries per cubic meter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    CITY<\/th>\nSTATE<\/th>\nCOLLECT END<\/th>\nRESULT DATE<\/th>\nANALYTE NAME<\/th>\nAMOUNT<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    ANAHEIM<\/td>\nCA<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\nStrontium-89<\/td>\n0.0008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    ANAHEIM<\/td>\nCA<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\nStrontium-89<\/td>\n0.0008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    ANAHEIM<\/td>\nCA<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\nStrontium-89<\/td>\n0.0008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    ANAHEIM<\/td>\nCA<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\nStrontium-89<\/td>\n0.0008<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    RIVERSIDE<\/td>\nCA<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\nStrontium-90<\/td>\n0.00011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    RIVERSIDE<\/td>\nCA<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\nStrontium-90<\/td>\n0.00011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    RIVERSIDE<\/td>\nCA<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\nStrontium-90<\/td>\n0.00011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    RIVERSIDE<\/td>\nCA<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\nStrontium-90<\/td>\n0.00011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    RIVERSIDE<\/td>\nCA<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\nStrontium-89<\/td>\n-0.00013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    RIVERSIDE<\/td>\nCA<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\nStrontium-89<\/td>\n-0.00013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    RIVERSIDE<\/td>\nCA<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\nStrontium-89<\/td>\n-0.00013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    RIVERSIDE<\/td>\nCA<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\nStrontium-89<\/td>\n-0.00013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    ANAHEIM<\/td>\nCA<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\nStrontium-90<\/td>\n-0.00036<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    ANAHEIM<\/td>\nCA<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\nStrontium-90<\/td>\n-0.00036<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    ANAHEIM<\/td>\nCA<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\nStrontium-90<\/td>\n-0.00036<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    ANAHEIM<\/td>\nCA<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\n3\/18\/2011<\/td>\nStrontium-90<\/td>\n-0.00036<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

    Cesium Results<\/h1>\n

    Update 1:29 EST April, 22nd 2011<\/b><\/p>\n

    I will be posting the cesium results in 3 seperate tables \u2013 Air, Milk and Rain so the data can be fit here.<\/p>\n

    All Cesium samples were detected using Gamma Spectrometry.<\/p>\n

    Cesium Air Result<\/h2>\n

    All units for cesium air samples are pCi\/m3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    CITY<\/th>\nSTATE<\/th>\nCOLLECT END<\/th>\nRESULT DATE<\/th>\nANALYTE NAME<\/th>\nAMOUNT<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    NOME<\/td>\nAK<\/td>\n3\/24\/2011<\/td>\n3\/24\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-134<\/td>\n0.144<\/td>\nPCI\/M3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NOME<\/td>\nAK<\/td>\n3\/24\/2011<\/td>\n3\/24\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n0.1261<\/td>\nPCI\/M3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    KAHUKU<\/td>\nHI<\/td>\n3\/21\/2011<\/td>\n3\/21\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n0.116<\/td>\nPCI\/M3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    NOME<\/td>\nAK<\/td>\n3\/24\/2011<\/td>\n3\/24\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n0.115<\/td>\nPCI\/M3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    KAHUKU<\/td>\nHI<\/td>\n3\/21\/2011<\/td>\n3\/21\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-134<\/td>\n0.0929<\/td>\nPCI\/M3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    KAHUKU<\/td>\nHI<\/td>\n3\/21\/2011<\/td>\n3\/21\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n0.0915<\/td>\nPCI\/M3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    DUTCH HARBOR<\/td>\nAK<\/td>\n3\/22\/2011<\/td>\n3\/22\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n0.0876<\/td>\nPCI\/M3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    KAUAI<\/td>\nHI<\/td>\n3\/21\/2011<\/td>\n3\/21\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n0.086<\/td>\nPCI\/M3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    KAUAI<\/td>\nHI<\/td>\n3\/21\/2011<\/td>\n3\/21\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-134<\/td>\n0.0788<\/td>\nPCI\/M3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    KAUAI<\/td>\nHI<\/td>\n3\/21\/2011<\/td>\n3\/21\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n0.0752<\/td>\nPCI\/M3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    DUTCH HARBOR<\/td>\nAK<\/td>\n3\/22\/2011<\/td>\n3\/22\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-134<\/td>\n0.072<\/td>\nPCI\/M3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    SAIPAN<\/td>\nCNMI<\/td>\n3\/21\/2011<\/td>\n3\/21\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-134<\/td>\n0.068<\/td>\nPCI\/M3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    DUTCH HARBOR<\/td>\nAK<\/td>\n3\/19\/2011<\/td>\n3\/19\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n0.0625<\/td>\nPCI\/M3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    BOISE<\/td>\nID<\/td>\n3\/23\/2011<\/td>\n3\/23\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n0.0618<\/td>\nPCI\/M3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    LAS VEGAS<\/td>\nNV<\/td>\n3\/24\/2011<\/td>\n3\/24\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n0.058<\/td>\nPCI\/M3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    DUTCH HARBOR<\/td>\nAK<\/td>\n3\/22\/2011<\/td>\n3\/22\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n0.053<\/td>\nPCI\/M3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    DUTCH HARBOR<\/td>\nAK<\/td>\n3\/19\/2011<\/td>\n3\/19\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n0.053<\/td>\nPCI\/M3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    LAS VEGAS<\/td>\nNV<\/td>\n3\/21\/2011<\/td>\n3\/21\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-134<\/td>\n0.0516<\/td>\nPCI\/M3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    LAS VEGAS<\/td>\nNV<\/td>\n3\/21\/2011<\/td>\n3\/21\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n0.0477<\/td>\nPCI\/M3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Cesium Milk Results<\/h2>\n

    All amounts are pCi\/L.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    CITY<\/th>\nSTATE<\/th>\nCOLLECT END<\/th>\nRESULT DATE<\/th>\nANALYTE NAME<\/th>\nAMOUNT<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
    HILO<\/td>\nHI<\/td>\n4\/4\/2011<\/td>\n4\/4\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-134<\/td>\n24.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    HILO<\/td>\nHI<\/td>\n4\/4\/2011<\/td>\n4\/4\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n19.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    MONTPELIER<\/td>\nVT<\/td>\n3\/30\/2011<\/td>\n3\/30\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n1.91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    RENO<\/td>\nNV<\/td>\n4\/4\/2011<\/td>\n4\/4\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    BUFFALO<\/td>\nNY<\/td>\n4\/1\/2011<\/td>\n4\/1\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    DOVER<\/td>\nDE<\/td>\n4\/1\/2011<\/td>\n4\/1\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    ATHENS<\/td>\nTN<\/td>\n3\/31\/2011<\/td>\n3\/31\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    CINCINNATI<\/td>\nOH<\/td>\n3\/31\/2011<\/td>\n3\/31\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    CLEVELAND<\/td>\nOH<\/td>\n3\/31\/2011<\/td>\n3\/31\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    KNOXVILLE<\/td>\nTN<\/td>\n3\/31\/2011<\/td>\n3\/31\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    PITTSBURGH<\/td>\nPA<\/td>\n3\/31\/2011<\/td>\n3\/31\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    RENO<\/td>\nNV<\/td>\n3\/31\/2011<\/td>\n3\/31\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    TRENTON<\/td>\nNJ<\/td>\n3\/31\/2011<\/td>\n3\/31\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    BALTIMORE<\/td>\nMD<\/td>\n3\/30\/2011<\/td>\n3\/30\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    CHARLESTON<\/td>\nWV<\/td>\n3\/30\/2011<\/td>\n3\/30\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    DALLAS<\/td>\nTX<\/td>\n3\/30\/2011<\/td>\n3\/30\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    JEFFERSON CITY<\/td>\nMO<\/td>\n3\/30\/2011<\/td>\n3\/30\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    LITTLE ROCK<\/td>\nAR<\/td>\n3\/30\/2011<\/td>\n3\/30\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    LOUISVILLE<\/td>\nKY<\/td>\n3\/30\/2011<\/td>\n3\/30\/2011<\/td>\nCesium-137<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Lucas Hixton Whitefield tips us off to the fact that the EPA has been detecting Plutonium and Strontium along the entire US West Coast since March 18th. Radioactive Fukushima Plutonium And Strontium Bombarding US West Coast Since March 18th Submitted by Lucas Whitefiel\u2026 on Thu, 04\/21\/2011 \u2013 19:09 EPA RADnet Reports Show Plutonium in US … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=290"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1196,"href":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/290\/revisions\/1196"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.alexanderhiggins.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}