▲ 39 ▼ 'negligible' (lemmygrad.ml) submitted 3 years ago by lemmyseizethemeans@lemmygrad.ml to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net 21 comments fedilink hide all child comments Some of you may die, but that's a chance we're willing to take
[–] Frank@hexbear.net 10 points 3 years ago (1 child) This is very literally a drop in the ocean. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Budwig_v_1337hoven@hexbear.net 7 points 3 years ago Sure, but a single particle of that drop when ingested may cause cancer (because there's no thin film of aluminium inside of your body), the entire oceanic eco-system is one extremely complex filtering system for water - and a whole bunch of people get a substantial part of their diet from the sea. Also, from a cursory search I found this. Quote: Accumulations of organic tritium into the mussel tissues from tritiated-phytoplankton demonstrate an environmentally relevant transfer pathway of tritium even when water-concentrations are reduced, adding weight to the assertion that organically bound tritium acts as a persistent organic pollutant. The persistence, potential for biomagnification and the increased toxicity of organic tritium increases the potential impact on the environment following a release of HTO; current legislation does not adequately take into account the nature of organic forms of tritium and therefore may be underestimating accumulation and toxic effect of tritium in the environment. There's a bunch more in the related articles below. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Budwig_v_1337hoven@hexbear.net 7 points 3 years ago Sure, but a single particle of that drop when ingested may cause cancer (because there's no thin film of aluminium inside of your body), the entire oceanic eco-system is one extremely complex filtering system for water - and a whole bunch of people get a substantial part of their diet from the sea. Also, from a cursory search I found this. Quote: Accumulations of organic tritium into the mussel tissues from tritiated-phytoplankton demonstrate an environmentally relevant transfer pathway of tritium even when water-concentrations are reduced, adding weight to the assertion that organically bound tritium acts as a persistent organic pollutant. The persistence, potential for biomagnification and the increased toxicity of organic tritium increases the potential impact on the environment following a release of HTO; current legislation does not adequately take into account the nature of organic forms of tritium and therefore may be underestimating accumulation and toxic effect of tritium in the environment. There's a bunch more in the related articles below. permalink fedilink source parent