#Radiation/Cancer

[mindblowingscience]

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have studied these ultraviolet (UV) light emitting devices, and found that their use leads to cell death and cancer-causing mutations in human cells.

The devices are a common fixture in nail salons, and generally use a particular spectrum of UV light (340-395nm) to cure the chemicals used in gel manicures. While tanning beds use a different spectrum of UV light (280-400nm) that studies have conclusively proven to be carcinogenic, the spectrum used in the nail dryers has not been well studied.

"If you look at the way these devices are presented, they are marketed as safe, with nothing to be concerned about," said Ludmil Alexandrov, a professor of bioengineering as well as cellular and molecular medicine at UC San Diego, and corresponding author of the study published in Nature Communications. "But to the best of our knowledge, no one has actually studied these devices and how they affect human cells at the molecular and cellular levels until now."

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[valtsv]

seeing the chernobyl fanfiction ask i got last month on my dash again and while i have never and will never write chernobyl fanfiction i feel like i might as well confess that i used to play littlest pet shop nuclear fallout disaster rp as a kid (nobody lives/everybody dies, graphic descriptions of radiation poisoning) so like anon wasn't that far off i guess

[rebeccathenaturalist]

Obviously it would have been better if the Chernobyl disaster had never happened. But to see how wolves and other wildlife have adapted to the nuclear contamination and ambient radiation there gives a glimmer of hope that, even if the worst were to happen worldwide, we might still see at least some of the life we know today continue onward. Here's hoping that scientists, both in Ukraine and otherwise, will continue to be able to safely study Chernobyl and its effects.

[blerpdotcom]

work is so beautifil when. you imagine that your hyperfixation is also working that same job. Last job i had pastel well laura write a fic what if greg worked at an ice skate ring and tom came to skate and then they of course yaoied it up. for the last hour of work yesterday to stop myself from jumping off the slide tower i imagined what if mark worked at a pool for the summer and then eduardo was lifeguard and As every day passes im detailing a 200,000 word fic based upon that that will only ever exist in my imagination and to never leave yassssss.

Blerp zxxx X

[moffie-moff]

Oh these stoats are RADIOACTIVE I just know it I feel it in my bones

[hollowboobtheory]

I need to live in a lighthouse for a year. it wouldn't fix me but it would do something

[a-list-of-moods]

Rock auras (scientifically proven):

Uranium: radiation

Malachite: poison

Sodium: fire

Hematite: magnetism

Gemstones: shiny :)

[shadydays047]

*Squeals with autistic delight*

[cherry-blossom-qf]

magolors do you have games on your phone

🦋: "I can't see anything, dumbass"

🎩: "I don't have a phone! I think it would break if I gotten into any fights"

💙: "All I have is Candy Crush."

🚔: "CANDY CRUSH?? Loser! I got Monopoly!!"

🍏: "Wtf are you guys talking about????"

👑: "Wait, Monopoly is an app game now????"

[cannibalgh0st]

I went through both chemotherapy and radiation therapy at the age of 5. The cancer and tumor I had could have killed me without the use of medical science. I also had about 11 years of remission, and everything is cleared.

I understand that taking care of yourself naturally is important, but without medical science and skilled doctors, i would have died. I'm not saying don't do natural remedies, but don't doubt medical science either.

But again, there's gonna be people who are gonna tell me I'm going to die because of my treatments.

[anotherqueersnailowner]

K so everyone always talks about trans & nb people changing the first names but NOONE EVER TALKS ABOUT MIDDLE NAMES!!!!!!

so basically now I'm curious so if you're trans or nonbinary like what's your middle name I'll go first mine is

Sievert

[withered-rose-with-thorns]

More people should start using umbrellas not just when it's raining but also when the sun is shining. No, not for the "aesthetic" but to protect yourselves from the UV rays that take only 15 minutes to cause damage to your body.

[lion-sensei]

jesus so that's where he's been

[secondhandjokess]

I could be way off on this but I wanna put my guess out there because no one in Adventuring Party guessed it but I thought it was an obvious first thought

Does anyone think the pool with the skulls in it is one of those cooling pools that reactors have where they put spent rods? Because water is actually very good at blocking radiation so they put the spent rods at the bottom of a deep pool to both deal with heat and block radiation until they can be dealt with properly. But if this reactor overloaded, maybe its cooling pool got much more contaminated than normal?

[the-van-der-linde-gang]

in honor of rock anon disappearing id like to give micah this (its a brightly glowing piece of plutonium. im giving him radiation poisoning)

“…” [Micah raises a brow and holds it up.] “The hell am I supposed to do with this??”

[directactionforhope]

Example Submitted Post

No more kids with cancer: Clean up the Santa Susana Field Lab

Video: A Change.org-made feature video explaining the situation and the story of the organization's founder, whose daughter got cancer.

From the organizers:

"Sign to demand that California's EPA and the Dept. of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) enforce the AOC cleanup of the Santa Susana Field Lab and prevent any more children from getting cancer...

My daughter’s childhood was stolen from her, and it haunts me to know her cancer might have been avoidable.

She, like [dozens of other] children, grew up within 20 miles the Santa Susana Field Lab, land which was developed in the 1940s to conduct rocket engine tests and secret nuclear research. In 1959 an uncontained partial meltdown of a sodium reactor caused such a devastating radiation leak that many consider it to be the worst nuclear disaster in U.S. history – and it was completely covered up for years.

Our community has up to 60% higher cancer rates, 20% higher invasive breast cancer rates, and we have the reports to prove it. It is the Department of Toxic Substance Control’s job to clean up this mess. They know our children are sick and dying, but they aren’t taking any meaningful action against those who own the land – Boeing, NASA and the Department of Energy.

The Woolsey Fire, which began on Santa Susana Field Lab, may have exposed millions of people in Southern California to the chemical and radioactive waste from the site, via ash and smoke. It proved once again that we will not be safe until the site is 100% cleaned up."

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Info

Action Type: Petition

Source organization: Parents Against Santa Susanna Field Laboratory

Where: Southern California, specifically western Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley, Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, Chatsworth, and anything between those areas.

In person or virtual: Virtual. You can sign from anywhere, especially in the United States.

Time/date range: Petition started in 2017, ongoing, because Boeing is refusing to comply with the required cleanup plan they signed.

Here's the link again!

Anything else: This nuclear meltdown is the reason my grandfather died young of cancer. It's the reason 6+ members of my family are at lifelong elevated cancer risk, me included.

Everyone who has lived in this region, which includes a large area of Los Angeles, needs elevated levels of cancer screenings, especially for children, yet basically no one knows that.

(More on this here, if you're from any of the cities I listed PLEASE look into this and talk to your doctor about increased cancer screenings asap!)