12/29/2012 -- Radiation Test - St. Louis, Missouri - 71 CPM in the snow (test 2 of 2)

Test 2 of 2. Performed two 10 minute counts, using two inspector alert geiger counters last night in the snow -- 850pm central time , 12/28/2012 , 1.5 inches from source. Results 2nd count : 71.4 CPM (714 total) over the course of 10 minutes on one counter ... 71.6 CPM (716 total) on the second counter. Alert level is normally at 100CPM (1000 total). Thus we are reaching higher and higher compared to last years 20-40CPM level. --------------------------- I have assembled radiation links from around the world to use here, plus two good charts to show exposure level limits: sincedutch.wordpress.com special thanks to International Medcom for donating the 2nd Inspector Alert digital Geiger counter: here is the full post with their information .. sincedutch.wordpress.com --------------------------- convert CPM to uS/v or mS/v here: www.blackcatsystems.com quote: "For those who prefer to use Sieverts, 108 CPM is about 1 uSv/hr for C060, and for Cs137 it is around 120 CPM per 1 uSv/hr. " --------------------------- how much radiation is too much? here is a chart to see: www.pbs.org Also, Thanks to my viewers back in March/April 2011 -- who donated to get the other set of geiger counters !!! --------------------------- USA and global coverage: www.radiationnetwork.com www.blackcatsystems.com German Radiation: www.bfs.de odlinfo.bfs.de www.dwd.de http www.umweltnet.at www.umweltnet.at transport.nilu.no www.eurad.uni-koeln.de eurdeppub.jrc.it www.csn.es www.jaif.or.jp www.rivm.nl ...