On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:14:50 +0100, The Other Mike wrote:

Bad reporting in the BBC web site story about the levels of
iodine-131 in the sea. It said it would all be gone in 8 days,
iodine
131 has a half life of about that, so only half of it will be
gone.

I'd hazard a guess that if you complained they would broadcast a
grovelling apology saying that the other half would be gone in another
8 days.

It's very sad but I suspect you are right.

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Cheers
Dave.