Radioactive Iodine-131 levels in Pennsylvania have been detected as high as 100pCi/L- or 33 times the Federal drinking water standard. Rainwater might not "typically" be directly consumed by most Americans, but we are fairly certain that rainwater IS typically directly consumed by our crops, which are then typically consumed by most Americans. (Maybe Corbett doesn't eat crops or livestock).
Sh*t just got real.
From Energy News
The federal drinking water standard for Iodine-131 is 3 pCi/L.
On Friday, rainwater samples were taken in Harrisburg, where levels were 41 pCi/L and at nuclear power plants at TMI and Limerick, where levels were 90 to 100 pCi/L.Corbett emphasized that the drinking water is safe and there is no cause for health concerns. …“Rainwater is not typically directly consumed,” Corbett said. “However, people might get alarmed by making what would be an inappropriate connection from rainwater to drinking water. By testing the drinking water, we can assure people that the water is safe.” …
