[jcx420]

This may not be the right thread for this, if it is sorry.

I have a few questions about potassium iodine, I noticed the chemical thingy for it was (k1o3) and in some of my organic fertilizers there is a good amount of (k1o5) in an emergency could this protect from someone from nuclear fallout like potassium iodine.

Thanks for your time, oh chemical gurus

[azmanam]

start here:

http://pipeline.corante.com/archives/2011/03/16/potassium_iodide_pills.php
http://www.sciencebase.com/science-blog/iodine-and-radiation.html

[jcx420]

234 u.R per hour was detected in Bakersfield ca, about an hour ago. Scary!
And a BC nuclear power plant is having issues... Did anyone ever hear of stuxnet virus?

Oh and thanks for the information = ))

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[Borek]

234 u.R per hour was detected in Bakersfield ca, about an hour ago. Scary!

That's about 20 mSv per year if my math is not failing me. Compare with this information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Background_radiation#Natural_background_radiation