Friday, March 18, 2011

LAX Passengers, Cargo Screened For Radiation Ahead Of Japan Plume « CBS Los Angeles

LAX Passengers, Cargo Screened For Radiation Ahead Of Japan Plume « CBS Los Angeles: "Air quality officials are monitoring the atmosphere on an hourly basis, and Neal Sheehan with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission says any amount of radioactive particles would be minimal.
Customs and Border Protection, which monitors ports, routinely screens passengers and cargo for radiation. Agents have been advised this week to pay particular attention to arrivals from Japan.
KNX 1070′s John Brooks reports detectors are now being used at LAX after low-level radiation has reportedly been found in Dallas and Chicago on passengers and planes coming in from Japan."

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