FactCheck: 100 million people in one place does not emit enough radiation to be considered deadly. FactsFirstPH
This amount of radionuclides, however, does not simply equate to the amount of radiation emitted by the human body. Making this assumption leads to inaccurate amounts such as what’s stated in the false claim.the correct amount based on the accurate distribution of 4260Bq of Potassium-40.
The calculation arrived at 1.85 x 10-7 or 0.000000185 Gray , which is the total radiation dose an individual receives from 100 million people in eight hours. To easily perceive radiation dose, scientists use the banana equivalent dose . BED is an informal unit of measurement of radiation exposure intended to compare radiation dose to the amount of average-sized bananas eaten. Scientists use bananas since they contain Potassium-40.
The radiation dose of 0.000000185Gy equates to 1.85 BDE or eating a little less than two average-sized bananas.), also known as radiation sickness, is the acute illness acquired when an entire body absorbs a high dose of radiation in a very short period of time, usually in a matter of minutes. A high dose of radiation is greater than 0.7 Gy .
Examples of major incidents in history that caused people to suffer ARS are the atomic bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, and the nuclear explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.Laurice Angeles is a Chemistry graduate at the University of the Philippines-Diliman. She is a volunteer under Rappler’s Research unit.
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