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Health Expert Discusses Radiation
Radiation levels measured at three regional sites operated
by the South Coast Air Quality Management District for the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have not been higher than typical
“background” levels seen before the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. These
levels are thousands of times below any level of concern. AQMD has operated
these radiation monitors in Southern California for the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency for several years. These extremely sensitive monitors
will detect any change in outdoor radiation levels. Radiation levels at
these sites and many others around the country are monitored every hour and
the information is sent immediately to U.S. EPA. The latest data from these
monitors, including those operated by AQMD, are available at:
http://www.epa.gov/radnet/index.html
The AQMD will continue to monitor and assess the hourly
radiation levels at sites in Southern California and elsewhere in the United
States. In the unlikely event that an increase is observed, it will be
promptly reported on this website. Although additional U.S EPA analysis has
found extremely low levels of radioactive material in Southern California
and throughout the United States that is consistent with releases from the
damaged reactors in Japan, the radiation levels remain far below levels of
concern. More information on all of U.S. EPA’s radiation monitoring
activities is available at:
http://www.epa.gov/radiation/index.html
Monitoring radiation is a very small part of the many
activities AQMD does to protect public health and clean the air that we
breathe. For more information on how you can help clean the air, go to
www.cleanairconnections.org.
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