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FAQ: National Response to Radioiodine in U.S. from Japan Nuclear Power Plant

This FAQ comprises Q&A from three federal agencies concerning Iodine-131 (131I), also called radioiodine: EPA, FDA and CDC.

  • Related FAQ from Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services, March 27, 2011: “The I-131 found recently in rainwater is likely the result of atmospheric conditions. The trace amounts of I-131 have been trapped in cloud formation and moved across the US as part of weather patterns. Recent precipitation in Massachusetts deposited I-131 in sample collection containers.”
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