2014 Beach Sand Radiation Readings; California, Oregon, Washington (800 CPM High Reading)

AGRP has set up a beach sand testing project, for Pacific ocean beaches, as well as international beaches. (links below) The beach sand radiation testing project is oriented towards citizen scientists going out and doing simple CPM radiation readings, reporting them via Youtube (optional) and/or providing those readings and links to AGRP via email (agreenroad at symbol .gmail.com   . AGRP also goes out and does beach sand radiation measurements as well as collecting and keeping beach sand samples for future comparison purposes.

The following 2014 beach sand radiation readings are from beach locations ranging from San Diego, Half Moon Bay California, Portland, Oregon, all the way up to British Columbia. Radiation readings will be updated if things change during the year period covered inside of this report. 

Any initial radiation readings that are worth following up on and/or avoiding are marked in RED

2014 - BEACH SAND RADIATION READINGS - CALIFORNIA, OREGON AND WASHINGTON

LOCATION             CPM RADIATION       READING DATE      TYPE DETECTOR

San Diego Beach                  42 CPM                 1/6/14

Ventura County Beach          50 CPM                 1/2/14

uwantsunVentura Ca 

Faria Beach  Sand                   140 CPM               9/23/14                        Inspector Plus 

Capitola Beach, CA             831 CPM               1/9/14

http://www.calfree.com/CapitolaBeachRadReport1-9-14.pdf


LOCATION                            CPM RADIATION READING            DATE

Half Moon Bay, Ca.:                         374 CPM                                   2014

LOCATION              CPM RADIATION READING            DATE'

Golden Gate Bridge (southside):           50 CPM                  1/2/14

SF Beach used by Fukushima is Here;  30 CPM                  1/2/14

Marin County near houseboats (mudflat) 30 CPM                1/2/14

British Columbia beach;                       30 CPM                    1/14
(AGRP network above)

Crescent City, California:                     54 CPM                    1/14

Eugene, Oregon (U of Or. campus):      58 CPM                   1/14

Charleston, Oregon:                             54 CPM                    1/14

Gold Beach, Oregon                            30 CPM                    9/14

Portland, Oregon (Columbia River):        76 CPM                   1/14

Salinas River State Beach:                    112 CPM                   1/14
Source; Adan Salazar, Infowars.com, January 14, 2014
http://www.infowars.com/the-good-and-bad-news-about-west-coast-radiation/

Coos Bay Oregon (air reading near beach)    background           10/13
http://webpages.charter.net/123goto/map.htm#1312

Seattle, Washington,                               42 CPM                  2/14
http://youtu.be/VC9pS5kDkdg?t=10m

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The above radiation readings (unless already verified) need confirmation and verification. They should be considered to be rough, estimated, and initial pass readings.

For those who missed it, the above is a video of Geiger Counter reading of 150 counts per minute maximum at chest level in California on the beach, taken on 12/20/2013. Dave took a reading 2 inches from the sand and got 412 CPM. Full article at http://goo.gl/bDYZvG

The Half Moon Bay (Surfer’s beach), California: 374 CPM reading verifies the 412 CPM beach sand reading above, again. The only question remaining on this beach is what causes the high radiation readings. The health dept claims the radiation is due to red plastic cutlery. Safecast reported it is due to thorium. 

Safecast Confirmation Of Radioactive Beach In California; via @AGreenRoad

http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2014/01/safecast-confirmation-of-radioactive.html

The normal background radiation should be in the range of 28 to 31 CPM, so all of these radiation readings are above background radiation level and above the normal error rate. Now it is important to have someone figure out what is causing this rise in radiation levels. 

The good news is that there is now a baseline of beach sand radiation readings, so over time, citizen scientists can monitor these same beaches and compare the radiation readings in the future, to this reading.

INTERNATIONAL BEACH SAND RADIATION READINGS 

International Beach Sand Radiation Readings; Lists Specific Resort Beaches All Around The World

http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2014/08/international-beach-sand-radiation.html

FOLLOW UP RADIATION TESTING OF SEA VEGETABLES AND LIVING ORGANISMS ALL THE WAY UP THE FOOD CHAIN NEEDED

What may also be important is to monitor the dried seaweed radiation levels, because it concentrates radiation, just like sea animals can. Different species will concentrate in different amounts. A lot needs to be tested because one sample can test normal and the next can test 50 Bq/kg, and the next can read 2,000 Bq/kg. Different species will show up with different amounts, so it important to test as many different types as possible to see what is going on in an area.

Plutonium And Cesium Bioaccumulation Up To 26,000 Times In Ocean Algae, Up To 5,570,000 Bq/Kg in Land Algae, Biomagnification From There; via @AGreenRoad
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2013/04/plutonium-and-cesium-bio-concentrates.html

Unless someone tests 1,000 individual critters of all species involved (seaweed, fish, crabs, shellfish, and then do it on a monthly basis, it is hard to draw any really firm conclusions about average radiation levels in anything, or how they are changing over time.

SEND IN A SAMPLE AND HAVE IT TESTED FOR $39

Would you like to part of this citizen scientist project?

Now it is possible test your Pacific ocean soil or water samples for radiation, even if you do not have a Geiger Counter. The cost to test per sample is only $39. 

If you believe that your soil or water is contaminated  with radioactive contamination, our Alpha-Beta-Gamma detector system for screening low level samples is a simple and cost effective method of detection.  Please call: 1-860-482-6606 Peter Febbroriello, who is working with Safecast, for more details. 

The sample testing is done with a very sensitive 2 inch pancake style detector inside of a lead box, using a timed test. It is possible to test for alpha, beta and gamma radiation at fairly low levels, especially if the sample is dry. More extensive and expensive tests can be done to isolate what the radioactive isotope is, if radiation levels are found that are of a concern.

Once you do get a radiation reading result of your beach sand or other sample, please share your result with AGRP, at agreenroad atsymbol gmail.com

NATURAL RADIATION IS HARMLESS 'HORMESIS THEORY' DEBUNKED

It is also important to understand that even 'natural' radiation is potentially hazardous; both radon and thorium have negative health effects. For more details on the health hazards of thorium and radon, click on the following link;

Individual Radioactive Elements/Isotopes, USA Radiation Exposure

http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/p/individual-radioactive-elementsisotopes.html

Ann Coulter Says More Radiation Is Good For You Via Fox News, As Part Of Mass Media Promoting Nuclear Industry Hormesis Theory
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2014/08/ann-coulter-says-more-radiation-is-good.html

Dr. Caldicott MD; Radioactive Thorium Dangers, Half Life, Health Hazards; via A Green Road
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2012/12/dr-calidocott-md-radioactive-thorium.html

Rachel Maddow - Hormesis Promoting Republican Art Robinson Wants To Sprinkle Radioactive Waste From Airplanes Over Cities? via @AGreenRoad
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2013/08/rachel-maddow-hormesis-promoting.html

To alleviate the doubts and fears among a growing number of US citizens, it is becoming critically important for a trusted lab to do massive amounts of testing on a regular basis in this kind of situation, in order to inform the citizens about what is REALLY going on, instead of empty assurances that everything is safe on the Pacific coast, despite multiple animal species experiencing mass die offs since 2011. 

2011 - 2014 Mass Die Off Of Sea Stars, Starfish, Chitons, Abalone, Mussels, Sun Stars, Salmon In Pacific Ocean, S. California To Alaska; via @AGreenRoad
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2013/09/mass-die-off-of-starfish-chitons.html

WHAT EFFECT IS RADIATION RELEASED FROM FUKUSHIMA HAVING ON FOOD WEB AND HUMAN BEINGS?

What is really difficult to measure and hard to figure out is; what effects is the 400 to 6000 pounds of plutonium that came out of Fukushima, having on the whole ecosystem and on human beings? 

How Dangerous Is 400-6000 Pounds Of Plutonium Nano Particle Dust Liberated By Fukushima? Via @AGreenRoad

http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2013/08/how-dangerous-is-400-6000-pounds-of.html

2014 Update - Total Fukushima Radiation Released Into Ocean, Air, Groundwater, Storage Tanks, etc; via @AGreenRoad
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2012/02/total-fukushima-radiation-released-into.html

Several scientists and studies have documented that plutonium went around the world, and plutonium from Fukushima was measured in the USA and as far away as Lithuania. Why no plutonium showed up at the site above is a mystery, but there are clean and 'hot' radiation spots all around the world, so this could be one of this 'clean' plutonium areas. 

Fukushima Released Massive Amounts of Plutonium; Being Found In Japan, The Pacific Ocean And Inside Many US Cities; via @AGreenRoad
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2014/01/fukushima-released-massive-amounts-of.html

Scientists Prove Fukushima Plutonium Detected In EU, Lithuania And Norway - Toxicity Of Plutonium Proved Via Scientific Animal Studies; via @AGreenRoad
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2013/10/fukushima-plutonium-detected-in.html

Even much more sophisticated and expensive equipment than what Safecast used on the beach above has a hard time finding low doses of plutonium in animals, beach sand or plants. 

Plutonium contamination is present all over the world, even if it is at very low levels. The question is; what effect is it having? How does one track very low doses of plutonium through the food chain and living food web ecosystems in the Pacific ocean?

CALLING ALL CITIZEN SCIENTISTS

If you have an international beach sand radiation reading to share with the AGRP network, contact AGRP via email address below, or leave a link to a youtube video providing evidence of your beach sand radiation reading in the comments section below. Your citizen scientist radiation reading will be added to this or future reports.

Start with an air reading, as in the video above, then go down to 1 inch away from the sand. Take readings from several places on the beach, including sea vegetation if possible as well. Post your video on Youtube and contact AGRP at agreenroad at gmail.com to have it posted in this article or future updates. Provide a name of the beach, the name of the closest town, current date and counts per minute (CPM) readings, preferably with a high quality pancake style detector such as the one shown in the video above, but this is optional. It is better to have a radiation reading taken, than to have no reading at all. Please show the model and name or provide that information if no video is taken, and you are sending in radiation readings by email.

The goal is to accumulate enough radiation readings, that there will be a baseline to draw from in case of any radical future increases in radiation. That way, no one can claim that the high radiation readings were always there, and it is all 'natural'.

ANOTHER PLACE TO POST YOUR DATA

Another place to post your videos is on http://fukushimahounds.freeforums.net/ forum. The goal is to do frequent posting and updates.

AGRP's goal is to do once a year, annual updates of beach and seaweed radiation, as shown above. There is no blaming or shaming allowed. Just gather data and post it. We are better and stronger together than apart. Keep it positive, and let's get this done. 

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2014 Beach Sand Radiation Readings; California, Oregon, Washington (800 CPM High Reading); via @AGreenRoad

http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2014/01/2014-beach-sand-radiation-readings.html

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Radiation In Food/Water, Geiger Counters, Dosimeters, Radiation Readings

http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/p/low-level-nuclear-radiation-in-food-and.html

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