WHY MARIN COUNTY HAS THE HIGHEST BREAST CANCER RATE IN THE UNITED STATES
RADIOACTIVE TIMES VOL. 6 NO. 2 March 2008
BY LEUREN MORET
RIVERBANKS AND COASTLINES HAVE HIGHEST CANCER RATES
Fresh water has higher concentrations of radionuclides than seawater because there is a greater dilution factor in seawater, and salts in seawater control uptake of radionuclides. It is clear that dilution is not the solution to pollution. Dumping radioactive contaminated materials into bodies of (...)