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About a million people aged below 50 die of cancer annually, a study says, projecting another 21 percent rise by 2030.

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[–] Zippy 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You will have factors more dangerous levels of radiation if you spend much time in the sun.

Interesting there are cities in the US that have background levels of natural radiation, levels higher than that allowed at nuclear plants. Check out places in Colorado. Yet they have cancer rates no higher than the national average. Some lower.

The ocean alone has enough natural radiation that if we mined it out of the water, it could power the world for thousands of years. And actually there are ways to mine it for about 10c a kwh. That is economical but far higher than land based mining at about 2c per kwh thus no point in doing so.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Zippy 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That is a pretty good source. Indicated nearly zero risk. Likely one of the best explications but very technical.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Unless you ingest. Then the risk goes up exponentially. Hence the global concern about dumping tritium.