{"id":3226,"date":"2019-10-02T20:56:16","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T00:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=3226"},"modified":"2019-10-02T20:56:33","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T00:56:33","slug":"did-the-state-use-the-wrong-radiation-detectors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2019\/10\/02\/did-the-state-use-the-wrong-radiation-detectors\/","title":{"rendered":"Did the state use the wrong radiation detectors?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" src=\"https:\/\/w3.cdn.anvato.net\/player\/prod\/v3\/anvload.html?key=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%2Fc3o9MXgxMDAwJml1PSUyRjU2NzglMkZtZy53ZmxhJTJGOF9vbl95b3VyX3NpZGUmaW1wbD1zJmdkZnBfcmVxPTEmZW52PXZwJm91dHB1dD12bWFwJnVudmlld2VkX3Bvc2l0aW9uX3N0YXJ0PTEmdmlkPXNob3J0X29uZWN1ZSZjbXNpZD0xMjM0JnVybD1odHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy53ZmxhLmNvbSUyRjgtb24teW91ci1zaWRlJTJGcmFkaWF0aW9uLWxldmVscy1pbi1sYWtlbGFuZC1ob21lcy1hZ2Fpbi1pbi1xdWVzdGlvbiUyRiZjaXVfc3pzPTcyOHg5MCUyQzMwMHgyNTAmYWRfcnVsZT0xJmN1c3RfcGFyYW1zPXZpZCUzRDM5ODQzMzclMjZjbXNpZCUzRDI0NTc5MSUyNnZpZGNhdCUzRC84X29uX3lvdXJfc2lkZSUyNmJvYl9jayUzRFtib2JfY2tfdmFsXSUyNmRlc2NyaXB0aW9uX3VybCUzRGh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LndmbGEuY29tLzgtb24teW91ci1zaWRlL3JhZGlhdGlvbi1sZXZlbHMtaW4tbGFrZWxhbmQtaG9tZXMtYWdhaW4taW4tcXVlc3Rpb24vJTI2Y29ycmVsYXRvciUzRFt0aW1lc3RhbXBdJTI2ZF9jb2RlJTNEbmEwMDMifSwibGlicmFyeVJlcXVlc3RlZCI6dHJ1ZX0sImdvb2dsZUFuYWx5dGljcyI6eyJ0cmFja2luZ0lkIjoiVUEtNjAwODg5NTItMiIsImV2ZW50cyI6eyJBRF9TVEFSVEVEIjp7ImFsaWFzIjoiVmlkZW8tQWQiLCJjYXRlZ29yeSI6IlZpZGVvIiwibGFiZWwiOiJbW1RJVExFXV0ifSwiVklERU9fU1RBUlRFRCI6eyJhbGlhcyI6IlZpZGVvLVBsYXkiLCJjYXRlZ29yeSI6IlZpZGVvIiwibGFiZWwiOiJbW1RJVExFXV0ifSwiVklERU9fRklSU1RfUVVBUlRJTEUiOnsiYWxpYXMiOiJWaWRlby0yNSUiLCJjYXRlZ29yeSI6IlZpZGVvIiwibGFiZWwiOiJbW1RJVExFXV0ifSwiVklERU9fTUlEX1BPSU5UIjp7ImFsaWFzIjoiVmlkZW8tNTAlIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnkiOiJWaWRlbyIsImxhYmVsIjoiW1tUSVRMRV1dIn0sIlZJREVPX1RISVJEX1FVQVJUSUxFIjp7ImFsaWFzIjoiVmlkZW8tNzUlIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnkiOiJWaWRlbyIsImxhYmVsIjoiW1tUSVRMRV1dIn0sIlZJREVPX0NPTVBMRVRFRCI6eyJhbGlhcyI6IlZpZGVvLTEwMCUiLCJjYXRlZ29yeSI6IlZpZGVvIiwibGFiZWwiOiJbW1RJVExFXV0ifSwiVVNFUl9QQVVTRSI6eyJhbGlhcyI6IlBhdXNlIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnkiOiJWaWRlbyIsImxhYmVsIjoiW1tUSVRMRV1dIn0sIlVTRVJfUkVTVU1FIjp7ImFsaWFzIjoiUmVzdW1lIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnkiOiJWaWRlbyIsImxhYmVsIjoiW1tUSVRMRV1dIn19fSwicmVhbFRpbWVBbmFseXRpY3MiOnRydWUsImhlYWx0aEFuYWx5dGljcyI6e319LCJodG1sNSI6dHJ1ZX0%3D\"  width =\"640\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By WFLA <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Florida, phosphate mining is lucrative and controversial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It tears up the earth, bringing radioactive minerals buried\nbeneath to the surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thousands of people live in homes in Lakeland\u2019s Grasslands\nand Oakbridge communities, on what was once the Poseidon mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A lawsuit filed in 2017, claims the Drummond Company, which\nowned the mine, reclaimed it, then despite high radiation levels, built on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis Gamma radiation affects the way cells change. And when\nyou affect the way cells change, it causes cancer,\u201d attorney Mark Lanier\npointed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lanier heads up the law firm suing Drummond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following our reports about the lawsuit, the Florida\nDepartment of Health tested homes in Grasslands and Oakbridge for radiation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Mark Lanier, DOH inspectors used the wrong type\nof detector. \u201cIn this situation, the kind of radiation that needs to be\ndetected is excluded by those machines, so the machines can find bomb radiation\ninstead of the radiation that\u2019s doing the damage to these communities,\u201d Lanier\nadded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Department of Health document obtained by 8 On Your Side\nshows before the first test was done by the state on the homes in question, DOH\ninstructed inspectors to give homeowners a generic briefing about what they found\nbut assure them there is no reason to be concerned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf the state\u2019s not using the right test to determine\nwhether or not the radiation is there, the state is misleading its citizens\nabout the safety and the health hazards,\u201d Lanier explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DOH has not responded to our request for comment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By WFLA In Florida, phosphate mining is lucrative and controversial. 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