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Update: Maryland’s Ongoing Monitoring of Radioactive Material in Rainwater Following Japanese Nuclear Incident: No Public Health Risk

Update:  Maryland’s Ongoing Monitoring Detects Trace Amount of Radioactive Material in Rainwater Following Japanese Nuclear Incident:  No Public Health Risk Baltimore, MD (March 28, 2011) — The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) reported today that a very small amount of radioactive Iodine – 131 was detected in a rainwater sample from Baltimore. The  Read the Rest…

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WJZ: Japan Disaster Prompts Concerns For MD Nuclear Safety

The unfolding nuclear crisis in Japan has raised concerns over how vulnerable Maryland would be in a similar disaster.   REISTERSTOWN, Md. (WJZ)—The situation in Japan continues to worsen as crews attempt to reverse what’s happening at a damaged nuclear power plant. The crisis is now having a ripple effect on the use of atomic energy  Read the Rest…

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