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Re:Radiation exposure from mushrooms in Southern Germany by throw827474737 on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @02:20AM (#33243609)
Contamination and aggregation via ingestion of cs137 is very different to exposure to radiation. So can one really compare them like that, is the scale aligned?
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Re:Radiation exposure from mushrooms in Southern Germany by yokaze on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @02:44AM (#33243787)
Yes, that's the intent of the unit: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sievert
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