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librechik

(30,674 posts) Mon Apr 15, 2013, 08:10 PM Apr 2013

uncomfortable question--does anyone in Boston have a geiger counter?

nah--they must have checked right away, right?

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uncomfortable question--does anyone in Boston have a geiger counter? (Original Post) librechik Apr 2013 OP

If it was a dirty bomb, we'd already know. backscatter712 Apr 2013 #1

thanks everybody, I missed that report. librechik Apr 2013 #6

Yes, they do. Yes, they did. uppityperson Apr 2013 #2

That was already checked. In_The_Wind Apr 2013 #3

It's standard to check for chemicals, rads and pathogens Yo_Mama Apr 2013 #4

Radiation detectors are available The Second Stone Apr 2013 #5

Police have them n/t KT2000 Apr 2013 #7

Probably monitoring air quality & contaminants 24x7 in that area. geckosfeet Apr 2013 #8

I'm sure that air quality was one of the first things they checked. Marrah_G Apr 2013 #9

backscatter712

(26,355 posts)

1. If it was a dirty bomb, we'd already know.

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Mon Apr 15, 2013, 08:13 PM

Apr 2013

librechik

(30,674 posts)

6. thanks everybody, I missed that report.

Reply to backscatter712 (Reply #1)

Mon Apr 15, 2013, 08:19 PM

Apr 2013

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)

2. Yes, they do. Yes, they did.

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Mon Apr 15, 2013, 08:14 PM

Apr 2013

In_The_Wind

(72,300 posts)

3. That was already checked.

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Mon Apr 15, 2013, 08:17 PM

Apr 2013

Yo_Mama

(8,303 posts)

4. It's standard to check for chemicals, rads and pathogens

Reply to librechik (Original post)

Mon Apr 15, 2013, 08:18 PM

Apr 2013

They have extremely sensitive equipment to test the air for those.

Because let's face it, anyone crazy enough to do something like this probably doesn't have any further inhibitions. If they've got it, they will use it.

The Second Stone

(2,900 posts)

5. Radiation detectors are available

Reply to librechik (Original post)

Mon Apr 15, 2013, 08:19 PM

Apr 2013

on the internet.

KT2000

(20,577 posts)

7. Police have them n/t

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Mon Apr 15, 2013, 08:53 PM

Apr 2013

geckosfeet

(9,644 posts)

8. Probably monitoring air quality & contaminants 24x7 in that area.

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Mon Apr 15, 2013, 09:42 PM

Apr 2013

Marrah_G

(28,581 posts)

9. I'm sure that air quality was one of the first things they checked.

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Mon Apr 15, 2013, 09:46 PM

Apr 2013

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