This page was re-instituted in September 2013 due to yet more scares of radioactive doom coming from the likes of Alex Jones, Coast to Coast Radio, Jeff Rense, Arnie Gundersen, Steve Quayle, ENENews, and doomsday bible thumpers like Pastor Paul Begley. This page was posted again due to continued misconceptions about radiation and elevated radiation levels from the Fukushima power plant incident. My hope is you will review the proof I have on this page with links to current live radiation levels so you can laugh at the scare-monger reports whenever they pop up again, and surely they will.
Here are some published and unpublished articles I have written about radiation:
The Fallacy of Radiation Readings Circulating here in the US
Do you really want a geiger counter?
Spikes in Radiation Readings (Latvia/Ukraine)
Calibrating old Civil Defense Radiation Detectors
We also have a youtube channel with many videos on radiation topics seen at ForbiddTV
There are two live radiation reading sites here for you to compare and check continuously if you so desire; they both are from independent sources, not government sources:
Black Cat Systems.com The readings on this site are reported in microroentgens per hour. Normal live microroengen readings in the USA would be around 5-28 uR/hr, or up to 40 uR/hr at higher altitudes like Denver Colorado. To convert to milliroentgens per hour, move the decimal to the left three places. To convert to roentgens per hour, move the decimal to the left six places. To easily convert to sieverts, grays or other units, go to http://www.convert-me.com/en/convert/radiation/ Radiation units are rather confusing to convert, this site goes into detail of how to do it: http://allegedlyapparent.wordpress.com/radioactivity/radiation_units/
Radiation Network.com The readings on this site are reported in counts per minute (CPM). Normal counts per minute in the USA would be from around 10 to 60 CPM, or up to 90 at higher altitudes like Denver Colorado. Remember these are live readings and it would be quite normal for the numbers to fluctuate minute to minute from say 21-61 CPM within the same minute!
Keep in mind several things when looking at these live numbers:
1) There is a natural correlation between altitude and radiation levels. Cosmic background radiation levels are normally higher at higher altitudes. The above maps do not tell us the altitude of the monitor stations. This is also why you would receive higher radiation levels flying in an airplane.
2) Some geological variances can also elevate readings naturally such as natural mineral deposits high in radiation, such as uranium, thorium or radon.
3) Remember these are live readings and it would be quite normal for the numbers to fluctuate minute to minute from say 6-17 uR/hr, or 21-61 CPM within the same minute (in these real life minimums and maximums shown, the average readings on this day was 10uR/hr, or 38CPM). You could almost double these numbers for a higher altitude like Denver Colorado. Don't be alarmed if you see the numbers higher than this, keep watching the numbers and you will see they fluctuate as you refresh the page. If they seem consistently too high or too low, it could be a malfunction with the monitoring station.
With these live readings you can also see that the US west coast, Alaska or Hawaii are not any more elevated in radiation from the rest of the country (or the world for that matter), contrary to the popular myth expounded by those trying to scare you. Interestingly you can also see live readings from Japan, and you will note those very close to the Fukushima plant are only mildly elevated if at all. And that is what I would expect. I was never worried then or now about elevated radiation in the USA due to Fukushima, and you now see I was right all along despite the screaming of the scare mongers. I knew this not because I have a crystal ball; I knew this because I learned the physics of how radiation travels.
So what about the radioactive water being released into the Pacific Ocean and aquatic life? After all, there was that report of Bluefin Tuna found off the coast of California shown to have cesium in it which could only be attributed to the Fukushima power plant accident they said. That story might actually be true but read the whole story instead of panicking over the headline. The radioactivity found in that tuna was 30 times in magnitude lower than the normal background radiation of the fish to begin with! Are you afraid to eat bananas and Brazil nuts too because of the press? Sorry, again these are lower than background radiation so cannot be measured except with ultra-expensive equipment such as a mass spectrometer (see testing results below at the end of September 2013). I used to be able to get spirulina and chlorella from that part of the world for my green drink I manufacture, but now I can’t get it from there even if I wanted to. The Japan export market for food has been shunned by the world. For detailed answers to a lot of the questions I get barraged with every weekend, see this excellent Q&A session.
I am just trying to counter the crap that’s everywhere with the truth for a change. That’s what I always try to do with my TV/radio show. And I’m the only guy in the country specializing in radiation that’s traveling to shows on a weekly basis selling radiation detection equipment. I would be the guy who has ulterior motive to scare you even more to sell more equipment! The truth is bad enough, we don’t need the sensationalism where it is not warranted. Why is it we latch upon the sensationalism/conspiracy articles and then always assume the government is lying to us? Not everything is a lie/conspiracy, but yes there are a lot of them. I find that I get very few radio/TV interviews these days because my message isn't the sensationalism they want, even though it’s the truth. Frankly I gave up taking radiation readings years ago, but since the scientific proof doesn't seem to phase the Fukushima doom myth writers and show hosts, I have begun again, even though those same scare mongers will not measure radiation levels for themselves or even research the science for themselves. It's easier to regurgitate the lies to keep people on the edge with the sensationalism and entertainment.
Below you will find averaged radiation readings I have taken personally in my travels. I will try to keep adding to them as time passes. Some locations will be repeated to show they aren’t getting any higher over time. I have included altitudes rounded to the nearest 100 feet so you may see the largest correlation factor associated with higher radiation levels. In comparison to the maps, mine are listed in microroentgens as with Black Cat Systems so you may hopefully see my readings are quite in line with the live readings at any given moment. However keep in mind that mine are averages calculated from a longer testing period (usually overnight) with a Mazur PRM9000 geiger counter with a pancake type sensor that picks up alpha, beta, gamma, and X-rays. After about and hour of measurement I notice this unit can get a good background reading that generally doesn't statistically change with overnight or multiple day measurements. For the purists who might question my testing methods, these below are long term overnight readings with the pancake probe facing in a horizontal position (unit balanced on it's side) either inside a car or in a building. Since I live on the road, this is the best I can do. I am not associated with any test facility or government agency. The scare mongers out there will just dismiss these readings as invented or label me crazy or a shill.
If you want to be scared, consider the greater radiation danger; a solar flare or man-made electromagnetic pulse (EMP). Neither of these events will be dangerous to the human body, but the aftermath surely will. With a mass-corona ejection from the sun on the magnitude we had in 1859 (search “The Carrington Event”), the electrical grid will go down for a very long time. All nuclear power plants will immediately go into “scram” mode, safely shutting down. But as we learned from Japan, you have to keep those cooling pumps circulating water. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission here requires battery and generator backup for about 4 days. This grid shut-down will be much longer than that. If you were scared of Japan thousands of miles away, how are you going to feel with up to 100 Fukushima’s going on at the same time here in the US, and about 700 world-wide? Danger Will Robinson, and Washington is not addressing the problem. The good news is when this event happens (you notice I said when, not if) you won’t see any of the scare-monger stories, because there will be no news to be had. Go ahead, pretend it can’t happen, but someday all of you will remember the crazy guy who tried to sound the alarm when we still could. Below is my first youtube video on this topic.
http://youtu.be/-kebRGOiA_ohttp://youtu.be/-kebRGOiA_ohttp://youtu.be/-kebRGOiA_ov
Background Radiation Readings
(averages calculated in microroengens per hour with a Mazur PRM-9000 which has a pancake Geiger-Mueller tube that is about three times more sensitive than the standard tubed models such as in a CD-V700)
7-1-13 Loveland Colorado 16 uR/hr altitude 5,000
7-3-13 Canon City Colorado* 20 uR/hr altitude 5,300
7-5-13 Pikes Peak Colorado 31 uR/hr altitude 14,100
7-6-13 Colorado Springs Colorado 15 uR/hr altitude 6,000
7-8-13 Omaha Nebraska 7 uR/hr altitude 1,100
7-9-13 Valparaiso Indiana 8 uR/hr altitude 800
7-10-13 Jackson Michigan 9 uR/hr altitude 900
7-10-13 South Lyon Michigan 9 uR/hr altitude 900
7-12-13 Berea Ohio 8 uR/hr altitude 800
7-15-13 Belleville Illinois 10 uR/hr altitude 500
7-17-13 Waynesville Missouri 7 uR/hr altitude 800
7-19-13 Lebanon Missouri 10 uR/hr altitude 1,300
7-22-13 Caneyville Kentucky 8 uR/hr altitude 500
7-25-13 Louisville Kentucky 8 uR/hr altitude 500
7-26-13 Chantilly Virginia 7 uR/hr altitude 300
8-2-13 Fort Wayne Indiana 8 uR/hr altitude 800
8-9-13 Shipshewana Indiana 8 uR/hr altitude 900
8-24-13 Indianapolis Indiana 8 uR/hr altitude 700
9-1-13 Atlanta Georgia 12 uR/hr altitude 900
9-2-13 Braselton Georgia 12 uR/hr altitude 900
9-3-13 Waynesville North Carolina 13 uR/hr altitude 3,600
9-8-13 Louisville Kentucky 8 uR/hr altitude 500
9-13-13 Sturgis Michigan 8 uR/hr altitude 900
9-15-13 Boone Grove Indiana 10 uR/hr altitude 700
9-21-13 Birch Run Michigan 7 uR/hr altitude 600
9-23-13 Belleville Illinois 10 uR/hr altitude 500
9-25-13 Reynoldsville Pennsylvania 8 uR/hr altitude 1,400
9-26-13 Baltimore Maryland 10 uR/hr altitude <100
9-27-13 Chantilly Virginia 8 uR/hr altitude 300
9-28-13 Chantilly Virginia (banana test)** 8 uR/hr altitude 300
9-29-13 Chantilly Virginia (brazil nut test)** 9 uR/hr altitude 300
9-30-13 Gettysburg Pennsylvania 7 uR/hr altitude 600
10-1-13 Sylvania Ohio 7 uR/hr altitude 600
11-15-13 Lafayette Indiana 9 uR/hr altitude 700
11-22-13 Chantilly Virginia 7 uR/hr altitude 300
11-24-13 Sideling Hill Maryland 7 uR/hr altitude 1,900
11-29-13 Michigan City Indiana 7 uR/hr altitude 600
12-5-13 Valparaiso Indiana 7 uR/hr altitude 800
12-6-13 Crown Point Indiana 6 uR/hr altitude 700
12-8-13 Hebron Indiana 7 uR/hr altitude 700
12-11-13 Fort Wayne Indiana 8 uR/hr altitude 800
12-13-13 Louisville Kentucky 8uR/hr altitude 500
12-21-13 Novi Michigan 8uR/hr altitude 900
12-25-13 Frederick Maryland 7 uR/hr altitude 300
12-27-13 Chantilly Virginia 7 uR/hr altitude 300
12-29-13 Hazelton West Virginia 10 uR/hr altitude 1,900
1-5-14 Fort Wayne Indiana 8 uR/hr altitude 800
1-18-14 Indianapolis Indiana 6 uR/hr altitude 700
1-25-14 Burns Harbor Indiana 7 uR/hr altitude 600
1-26-14 Schererville Indiana 6 uR/hr altitude 700
2-1-14 Taylor Michigan 8uR/hr altitude 600
2-12-14 Washington Pennsylvania 8 uR/hr altitude 1,200
2-15-14 Chantilly Virginia 6 uR/hr altitude 300
2-16-14 Hagerston Virginia 7 uR/hr altitude 500
2-28-14 Oklahoma City Oklahoma 7 uR/hr altitude 1,200
3-7-14 Wichita Kansas 8 uR/hr altitude 1,300
4-5-14 South Bend Indiana 7 uR/hr altitude 700
4-12-14 Lansing Michigan 8 uR/hr altitude 900
4-25-14 Chantilly Virginia 8 uR altitude 300
4-27-14 Frederick Maryland 7 uR altitude 300
4-28-14 Lamar Pennsylvania 7 uR altitude 800
5-17-14 Dayton Ohio 8 uR altitude 700
5-24-14 Harrison MI 7 uR altitude 1,200
5-26-14 Mackinaw City MI 7 uR altitude 600
5-27-14 Mackinac Island MI 7 uR altitude 600
6-5-14 Chantilly VA 8 uR altitude 300
6-15-14 Friendship IN 7 uR altitude 600
6-28-14 Houghton Lake MI 7 uR altitude 1,100
7-4-14 Mason MI 7 uR altitude 900
7-12-14 Cadillac MI 7 uR altitude 1,300
7-19-14 Louisville KY 7 uR altitude 500
7-25-14 Chantilly VA 7 uR altitude 300
8-1-14 Skyline Caverns VA 1hr reading in cave 411 uR altitude 600
(yes, a higher reading was expected naturally in a cavern; going to attempt more research on this)
8-1-14 Front Royal VA (nearest town to above) 8 uR altitude 600
8-2-14 Berryville VA 7 uR altitude 600
8-9-14 Naperville IL 9 uR altitude 700
8-10-14 Bloomingdale IL 9 uR altitude 700
8-11-14 Lafayette Ohio 7 uR altitude 800
8-17-14 Grand Rapids MI 7 uR altitude 600
8-23-14 Monroe MI 6uR altitude 600
8-27-14 Dolton GA 7uR altitude 800
8-28-14 Atlanta (downtown) GA 10uR altitude 900
9-1-14 Carroll Heights GA 12uR altitude 800
9-2-14 Lithia Springs GA 10uR altitude 800
9-4-14 Oxford AL 8uR altitude 700
9-10-14 Waynesville NC 9uR altitude 3,600
9-13-14 Saluda NC 8uR altitude 2,100
9-16-14 Union NJ 6uR altitude 100
9-27-14 Chantilly VA 7uR altitude 300
10-4-14 Elkhart IN 7uR altitude 700
10-11-14 Fort Wayne IN 8uR altitude 800
10-17-14 Indianapolis IN 7uR altitude 700
10-24-14 Maple Hill KS 7uR altitude 900
10-26-14 Topeka KS 8uR altitude 900
10-27-14 Dover KS (2-hr reading) 7uR altitude 900
10-27-14 Keene KS (4 hrs underground) 11uR altitude 900
10-28-14 Jacksonville IL 7uR altitude 600
11-7-14 Herndon VA 6uR altitude 400
11-9-14 Winchester VA 7uR altitude 700
11-14-14 Fredericksburg VA 7uR altitude 100
11-23-14 Chantilly VA 7uR altitude 300
11-29-14 Birch Run MI 7uR altitude 600
12-7-14 Mount Clemens MI 7uR altitude 600
12-13-14 Monroe MI 6uR altitude 600
12-19-14 Philadelphia PA 6uR altitude >100
12-27-14 Winchester VA 7uR altitude 700
1-3-15 Chantilly VA 6uR altitude 300
1-9-15 Rochester NY 6uR altitude 500
1-16-15 Indianapolis IN 6uR altitude 700
1-24-15 Crown Point IN 6uR altitude 700
1-30-15 Greenfield IN 6uR altitude 900
2-5-15 Princeton WV 7uR altitude 2,400
2-8-15 Roanoke VA 8uR altitude 1,100
3-28-15 Lebanon MO 7uR altitude 1,300
4-18-15 Indianapolis IN 7uR altitude 700
5-15-15 Dayton OH 6uR altitude 700
5-29-15 Winchester VA 7uR altitude 700
6-12-15 Oak Ridge TN 6uR altitude 900
6-16-15 Knoxville TN 7uR altitude 900
6-18-15 Waynesville NC 10uR altitude 2,800
6-19-15 Fletcher NC 10uR altitude 2,200
6-26-15 Springfield MO 8uR altitude 1,300
6-30-15 Amarillo TX 10uR altitude 3,600
7-2-15 Roswell NM 10uR altitude 3,600
7-11-15 Raleigh NC 10uR altitude 300
7-17-15 Hampton VA 10uR altitude 10
7-20-15 Virginia Beach VA 10uR altitude 10
7-24-15 Chantilly VA 7uR altitude 300
8-1-15 Wisconsin Dells WI 6uR altitude 900
8-3-15 Highland IN 7uR altitude 600
8-4-15 Adrian MI 7uR altitude 800
8-30-15 Lawrenceville GA 9uR altitude 1,100
9-2-15 Morrow GA 10uR altitude 900
9-4-15 Atlanta GA 11uR altitude 900
9-7-15 Cartersville GA 10uR altitude 800
9-18-15 Saluda NC 9uR altitude 2,100
9-30-15 Hagerstown MD 6uR altitude 500
10-2-15 Chantilly VA 7uR altitude 300
10-4-15 Gettysburg PA 6uR altitude 600
10-5-15 Lamar PA 6uR altitude 800
10-10-15 Louisville KY 6uR altitude 500
10-16-15 Columbus OH 6uR altitude 900
10-23-15 Indianapolis IN 6uR altitude 700
10-29-15 Liberty MO 7uR altitude 900
10-31-15 Kansas City KS 9uR altitude 900
11-3-15 Loveland CO 16uR altitude 5,000
11-4-15 Estes Park CO 18uR altitude 7,500
11-7-15 Denver CO 12uR altitude 5,100
11-9-15 Topeka KS 7uR altitude 900
11-18-15 Hubbard OH 7uR altitude 1,000
12-31-15 Chantilly VA 6uR altitude 300
1-10-16 Wyoming MI 8uR altitude 600
1-15-16 Indianapolis IN 7uR altitude 700
1-21-16 Groesbeck OH 7uR altitude 900
1-23-16 Cincinnati OH 8uR altitude 500
1-31-16 Columbus OH 7uR altitude 900
2-6-16 Holt MI 7uR altitude 900
3-10-16 Dinwiddie IN 7uR altitude 700
3-13-16 South Bend IN 7uR altitude 700
4-8-16 Howe IN 7uR altitude 900
4-16-16 Kendallville IN 6uR altitude 1,000
4-30-16 Arlington TX 6uR altitude 600
5-2-16 Hope AR 6uR altitude 400
5-6-16 Ashland VA 8uR altitude 200
5-9-16 White Sulphur Springs WV 7uR altitude 1,900
5-12-16 London KY 6uR altitude 1,200
5-14-16 Sevierville TN 6uR altitude 900
5-16-16 Caryville TN 7uR altitude 1,100
5-20-16 Eaton OH 6uR altitude 1,000
5-21-16 Vandalia OH 7uR altitude 1,000
5-28-16 Elkhart IN 6uR altitude 700
6-11-16 Valparaiso IN 6uR altitude 800
6-13-16 Sawyer MI 7uR altitude 600
6-18-16 Kankakee IL 5uR altitude 700
6-25-16 Springfield MO 7uR altitude 1,300
6-28-16 Branson MO 6uR altitude 800
6-29-16 Mountain View AR 6uR altitude 800
6-30-16 Galveston TX 6uR altitude 0
7-1-16 Brookshire TX 7uR altitude 200
7-2-16 San Antonio TX 7uR altitude 700
7-8-16 Mocksville NC 7uR altitude 900
7-9-16 Raleigh NC 10uR altitude 300
7-11-16 Kernersville NC 7uR altitude 1,000
7-14-16 Ardmore TN 7uR altitude 900
7-15-16 Priceville AL 6uR altitude 600
7-16-16 Huntsville AL 6uR altitude 600
7-29-16 Columbia SC 8uR altitude 300
7-31-16 Cayce SC 9uR altitude 200
8-1-16 Clinton SC 11uR altitude 700
8-5-16 Birch Run MI 6uR altitude 600
8-19-16 Chesterfield Township MI 6uR altitude 600
8-31-16 Caryville TN 7uR altitude 1,100
9-1-16 Morrow GA 10uR altitude 900
9-4-16 Atlanta GA 9uR altitude 900
9-6-16 Cartersville GA 9uR altitude 800
9-14-16 Arden NC 11uR altitude 2,200
9-17-16 Saluda NC 8uR altitude 2,100
9-20-16 Huntsville AL 6uR altitude 600
9-29-16 Oak Grove MO 8uR altitude 800
9-30-16 Kansas City MO 7uR altitude 800
10-3-16 Higginsville MO 7uR altitude 800
10-7-16 Joliet IL 6uR altitude 600
10-9-16 Minooka IL 6uR altitude 600
10-10-16 South Bend IN 6uR altitude 700
10-15-16 Cincinnati OH 6uR altitude 500
10-17-16 Walton KY 7uR altitude 900
11-12-16 Port Huron MI 6uR altitude 600
11-17-16 Chantilly VA 7uR altitude 300
11-20-16 Hagerstown MD 7uR altitude 500
11-25-16 Birch Run MI 6uR altitude 600
11-27-16 Saginaw MI 7uR altitude 600
12-7-16 Shepherdsville KY 6uR altitude 400
12-8-16 New Albany MS 6uR altitude 400
12-9-16 Tupelo MS 6uR altitude 300
12-13-16 Jackson MS 6uR altitude 300
12-15-16 Lafayette LA 7uR altitude 40
12-16-16 Loxley LA 6uR altitude 200
12-17-16 Pensacola FL 5uR altitude 100
12-20-16 Shuqualak MS 6uR altitude 200
12-21-16 White House TN 7uR altitude 900
12-29-16 Washington PA 7uR altitude 1,100
12-30-16 Chantilly VA 7uR altitude 300
1-4-17 Mount Pleasant SC 8uR altitude 16
1-6-17 Dalton GA 7uR altitude 800
1-8-17 Huntsville AL 7uR altitude 600
1-10-17 Cornersville TN 7uR altitude 900
1-15-17 Indianapolis IN 6uR altitude 700
1-22-17 Birch Run MI 6uR altitude 600
1-29-17 Crown Point IN 7uR altitude 700
2-8-17 Hubbard OH 7uR altitude 1,000
2-24-17 Memphis TN 6uR altitude 300
2-26-17 Germantown TN 7uR altitude 400
3-1-17 Canton MS 6uR altitude 200
3-3-17 Gonzalez LA 6uR altitude 10
3-4-17 Sorrento LA 5uR altitude 7
3-7-17 Birmingham AL 6uR altitude 600
3-17-17 Waukegan IL 6uR altitude 700
3-19-17 Lansing IL 7uR altitude 600
3-24-17 Lewisburg WV 7uR altitude 2,100
3-26-17 Richmond VA 10uR altitude 200
3-27-17 Gordonsville VA 7uR altitude 500
4-1-17 South Bend IN 6uR altitude 700
4-7-17 West Point KY 6uR altitude 400
4-13-17 Niles IL 6uR altitude 600
4-14-17 Albert Lea MN 6uR altitude 1,200
4-15-17 Badlands National Park SD 9uR altitude 2,800
4-16-17 Hermosa SD 8uR altitude 3,300
4-17-17 Gillette WY 11uR altitude 4,600
4-17-17 Thermopolis WY 10uR altitude 4,300
4-18-17 Riverton WY 14uR altitude 5,000
4-19-17 Ogden UT 9uR altitude 4,300
4-19-17 Bonneville Salt Flats UT 8uR altitude 4,200
4-20-17 Lake Point UT 8uR altitude 4,200
4-21-17 Sandy UT 11uR altitude 4,400
4-23-17 Rexburg ID 12uR altitude 4,900
4-24-17 Clarkston WA 7uR altitude 800
4-25-17 Richland WA 7uR altitude 400
4-26-17 Hanford WA B Reactor 13uR altitude 400
4-27-17 Lacey WA 6uR altitude 200
4-28-17 Port Angeles WA 8uR altitude 32
4-29-17 Aberdeen WA 7uR altitude 2
4-30-17 Astoria OR 10uR altitude 23
5-1-17 Eugene OR 8uR altitude 400
5-2-17 Coos Bay OR 8uR altitude 23
5-3-17 Crescent City CA 7uR altitude 43
5-4-17 Ukiah CA 8uR altitude 600
5-5-17 Lodi CA 8uR altitude 30
5-9-17 Oxnard CA 9uR altitude 45
5-10-17 Oceanside CA 8uR altitude 66
5-11-17 San Diego CA 8uR altitude 62
5-12-17 Green Valley AZ 12uR altitude 3,000
5-13-17 Deming NM 13uR altitude 4,300
5-14-17 Canyon TX 10uR altitude 3,500
5-15-17 Springdale AR 8uR altitude 1,300
5-16-17 Bloomington IL 8uR altitude 800
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*this location is near the site of a closed uranium mine that is said to have contaminated the ground water.
**repeating reading in identical conditions as 9-27-13 except with probe resting next to a bunch of bananas still in the peel, or brazil nuts with shell removed.
WHERE IS ALL THE DEADLY RADIATION THAT MOST SAY WE ARE GETTING FROM FUKUSHIMA? I CAN'T FIND IT!
Blue fin tuna dangerous to eat?
What if low levels of radiation were actually not even harmful, in fact beneficial?
http://www.americanthinker.com/2012/07/forbidden_science_low_level_radiation_and_cancer.html
And what if there were a financially vested interest by the nuclear industry to keep you fearful of radiation? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMqHTbXm3rs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMqHTbXm3rs
Here's an independent researcher who was fully taken in by the scare hype but sent soil and food samples to be tested from the US and Japan at his own expense. Care to guess what was found?