[OSM-talk] radioactivity

Elizabeth Dodd edodd at billiau.net
Sat Aug 8 23:40:38 BST 2009


On Sun, 9 Aug 2009, Nic Roets wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 10:59 AM, Liz <edodd at billiau.net> wrote:
> > anyone got any ideas on tagging potential radioactive sites?
> > a search of the wiki produced nothing so far
> >
> >
> > *thinking*
> > radioactivity=yes
> > type=depleted_uranium
>
> Hi Liz,
>
> Many scientific labs and hospitals work with radio active materials within
> an appropriate legal and enforcement framework. That may include placing of
> signs at the perimeter of the premises. In those cases we should tag it.
>
> But people have an irrational fear of radioactivity. We certainly don't
> want mappers to draw they own conclusions. For example, if a site is
> storing depleted uranium, that does not mean that the public should be
> worried. The level of radiation may be so low that it is not harmful to
> humans.
>
> Regards,
> Nic


Stuff in hospitals wasn't the initial query made to me, it was actually the 
remnants of war, which is how depleted_uranium became the example.




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