tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post115616614464893571..comments2024-03-07T02:00:01.582-05:00Comments on NEI Nuclear Notes: No Time To Ban BananasUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1156181909011667682006-08-21T13:38:00.000-04:002006-08-21T13:38:00.000-04:00Please repeat your calculations with Sievert (mS)....Please repeat your calculations with Sievert (mS). It is not the raw activity that counts when you try to compare internal exposure to radioactive elements (hint: Alpha, Beta, Gamma)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-1156178173079800932006-08-21T12:36:00.000-04:002006-08-21T12:36:00.000-04:00According to the Journal of Chemical Education, vo...According to the Journal of Chemical Education, vol81, No10, October 2004 - a large banana has about 511 picocuries of radiation. Thus one cup of the water would seem to contain the equivalent of nearly 50 bananas - by my calculation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com