Kim
Handle: Kim
Inspector Alert detecting in Counts Per Minute (CPM)
246 special radiation tests as of October 18, 2018
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10-18-11
9:30 p.m. Kitchen, 10 min: 56
10-19-11
11:30 Exterior, 10 min: 52 (june gloom day)
Sea water from Marina Park harbor: 61 (1 cup sea water in stainless bowl)
3 p.m. bedroom: 39
8:30 dining room: 44
10-20-11
8 a.m., paper towel swipe of heavy mist: 51
9 a.m, front porch (heavy mist): 62
9:15 back porch: 51
10-21-11
Exterior, 6:30 p.m.: 43
10-22-11
5:30 p.m., kitchen: 50
5:45 p.m front porch (heavy fog): 59
10-23-11
Kitchen background 8 a.m.: 48
Exterior, heavy fog, 8:30 a.m.: 47
10-24-11
Kitchen, 10:30 a.m.: 50
Sample of playsand (covered sandbox): 63
Living room, 11 a.m.: 46
Exterior 11:15 a.m., june gloom: 45
10-25-11
Interior: 47
Exterior, 9 a.m., light rain: 59
10-26-11
Kitchen, 9 a.m.: 46
Kitchen, 9:30: 53
Exterior, backyard, 9:30: 43
Kitchen, 9:45: 52
Living room, 9:45: 37
Exterior, 10 p.m.: 48
10-27-11
Exterior, 8:30 a.m.: 48
Kitchen, 8:30 p.m.: 53
Water from Santa Barbara Museum creek: 46
10-28-11
Kitchen, 3p.m.: 51
10-29-11
Kitchen, 12:45: 55
Kitchen retest: 51
Exterior, 3 p.m. on chair: 50
Exterior, one inch off freshly cut grass: 50
11-1-11
Exterior, 2:30 p.m.: 53
Dining room, 12:45 p.m.: 47
11-2-11
Exterior, 5 p.m.: 50 (santa ana winds earlier that day)
11-3-11
Kitchen, 9 a.m.: 50
Dining room, 3 p.m.: 45
Exterior, 4:45 p.m.: 51
11-4-11
Dining room, 10:15 a.m.: 45
Rain soaked paper towel: 49
Dining room, 1:15: 45
Exterior, 3 p.m.: 49
11-5-11
Dining room, 10:15 a.m.: 43
11-6-11
Rain sample, 6:45 a.m. (soaked paper towel): 59
Retest, 30 min. later: 53
Dining room background, 7:30 a.m.: 47
Dining room, 11:30: 47
11-8-11
Dining room 4 p.m.: 47
11-10-11
Exterior, 8 a.m., windy: 52
Playroom, 8:15: 44
Dining room, 9:30: 47
11-11-11
11:30 swipe of sprinkles off of car (washed 2-3 days ago): 57
11-14-11
Dining room, 3:15 p.m.: 48
11-15-11
Exterior, 8:30 a.m.: 48
Dining room, 9:45: 48
11-16-11
Dining room, 12:30: 44
11-17-11
Dining room, 2:30: 44
11-18-11
Exterior, 9:30: 64
Exterior, 11:30: 48
11-20-11
Rain soaked paper towel, 8:30 a.m.: 51
Dining room, 9 a.m.: 51
Rain sample, collected in a paper cup: 48
Rain sample, paper cup, 1:45: 45
11-22-11
Exterior, 10:30: 47
Dining room, 10:45: 43
Dining room, 11:30: 47
Dining room, 4:45: 46
11-23-11
Dining room, 3:30: 49
11-25-11
Dining room, 4:15: 47
Pool water from Ventura Marriot: 46
Exterior, 4:45: 48
11-26-11
Dining room, 3 p.m.: 46
Sea water from Ventura Harbor: 47
Sand from Harbor Cove beach: 66
Kelp: 60
Exterior, 4 p.m.: 50
11-30-11
Exterior, 3:45: 50
Dining room, 4 p.m: 48
12-3-11
Dining room, 3:15: 47
12-11-11
Exterior, 11:30: 51
Dining room: 49
12-12-11
Paper towel swipe rain sample: 50
Rain sample collected in a cup, 10 a.m.: 47
12-13-11
dining room, 2 p.m.: 49
12-19-11
Light rain, 6:30 p.m.: 81
Decayed to 53 2 hours later
12-20-11
Dining room, 2:15: 47
12-26-11
IDYLLWILD, CA (5200 ft. elevation)
Spot checks of exterior air: 50-60 range
Spot checks of snow, several days old: 60-70 range
1-3-12
Bedroom, 9:30 p.m.: spot checks in the 50 range
Spot check of front of Honeywell Hepa air filter, around 150 cpm, with spikes up to 250
Removed air filter, rechecked bedroom, spot checks of 40ish
1-7-12
Exterior, 10:30 p.m.: 42
1-9-12
Exterior, 8:45 p.m.: 47
2012/01/15 at 5:54 pm
Cloudy, stormy looking day in Ventura, CA.
A few spits of rain, heavy cover.
Exterior: 48 cpm (normal)
2012/01/19 at 1:41 pm
All 10 minute averages:
Backgrounds: 46, 47, 48 (tested over 3 consecutive days)
2012/01/20 at 10:28 pm
A light rain is falling in Ventura, CA.
My Inspector Alert is calling it at 62 cpm.
2012/01/20 at 11:42 pm
One hour later my rain sample went down from 62 to 59.
2012/01/23 at 3:02 pm
2 p.m. rain in Ventura, CA: 56 cpm (10 min avg. with a paper towel collection).
Background is about 47-48.
2012/01/26 at 3:36 pm
Pool water from a public pool in Thousand Oaks, CA: 40 (10 min avg)
Spot check of vacuum cleaner-collected dust in Ventura, CA: 40ish
2012/02/07 at 9:00 pm
Rain in Ventura, CA: 53.4 cpm
I let a paper towel get soaked, brought it in and did a 10 min. average. Background is normally 47-48, fyi.
2012/02/11 at 1:56 pm
Ventura, CA exterior 10 min. average: 44
2012/02/24 at 8:23 am
Foggy, misty morning in Ventura, CA. 10 min avg. 47.9 cpm
2012/02/26 at 11:48 am
11:45, exterior 10 min. average: 48 cpm
Back down to “normal”.
2012/02/29 at 5:11 pm
Ventura, CA: a windy, clear day.
10 min. background: 43
long spot check of vacuum dust: high 40s
2012/03/05 at 2:03 pm
10 minute averages for Ventura, CA:
March 4
exterior, sunny, 10 a.m.: 51.5
interior, 10:30 46.9
exterior, 4 p.m.: 51.4
March 5
Interior, in an open window: 47.8
2012/03/08 at 5:44 pm
interior background: 43.8
2012/03/09 at 3:52 pm
10 min. average in Oak View, CA, about 10 minutes inland:
47.4
interior of friend’s house: 50.1
roasted seaweed snack from Korea: 66.1
2012/03/09 at 3:59 pm
10 minute averages from Oak View, CA, about 10 min. inland:
exterior: 47.4
interior: 50.1
2012/03/10 at 2:39 pm
10 minute averages in Ventura, CA:
interior: 46.5
small sample of sea water from Marina Park, a local beach: 45.6
exterior: 48.5
2012/03/11 at 2:08 pm
interior background: 44.7
2012/03/13 at 6:08 pm
exterior 10 min. average in Ventura, CA: 51.5
2012/03/15 at 4:15 pm
Ventura, CA 10 min exterior average: 42.1
2012/03/17 at 6:19 pm
6 p.m.– rain and HAIL in Ventura!!
10 min. average came in at 43.8, so actually even a titch lower than background, same as this morning.
2012/03/25 at 9:49 am
Rain in Ventura, CA.
Collected in a cup, tested inside, 10 min. average
44.3 cpm
2012/03/30 at 5:34 pm
Ventura, CA exterior, 10 min average, 43 cpm
2012/03/31 at 9:24 am
Light rain falling in Ventura, CA is HOT.
Backgrounds are consistently around 45 in my house.
10 minute average from a paper towel swipe yields a reading of 69.8. [1.55 times background]
Stay out of the rain today!
2012/03/31 at 6:56 pm
More rain in Ventura, CA, thankfully back down to background.
10 minute average was 47.2
2012/04/02 at 4:31 pm
Exterior in MOORPARK, CA, about half an hour closer to Santa Susana than my house, 10 minute average: 40.7
soil sample from popular pick-your-own family farm in Moorpark: 62.7
exterior in Ventura, CA: 46.7
soil sample from my back yard in Ventura: 60.1
2012/04/10 at 10:11 pm
Rain in Ventura, CA at 10 p.m. on Tuesday night measures 48.4 in a 10 minute test. My background yesterday outside was 49, so rain is at background.
2012/04/12 at 10:16 pm
Light rain falling off and on in Ventura, CA.
10 minute test came up with a cpm of 45.9, which is background.
2012/04/13 at 9:08 am
Rain caught in a cup from a Ventura downpour measures at 50 cpm. Just a titch above normal background, but still within 15%.
2012/04/17 at 9:25 am
Inspector on the go… 10 minute exterior averages around socal.
Thousand Oaks, April 15th: 39.1
LA (at La Brea Tar Pits), April 16th: 38.8
Ventura, April 17th: 48.8
2012/04/21 at 7:48 pm
Was worried about the heavy mist “June Gloom” weather that has descended on my neighborhood in Ventura, CA, and is unlikely to leave until late summer. Was happily surprised that tonight’s 10 minute average was 46.7 CPM, or background.
2012/04/23 at 9:56 am
Heavy mist/ light rain in Ventura: 50.1
2012/04/25 at 9:48 pm
Rain in Ventura, CA, tested inside in a cup for 10 minutes:
51.9
2012/04/26 at 9:35 am
Light rain in Ventura. Collected just a bit on a damp paper towel, came in at 43.4.
2012/04/29 at 9:57 am
10 min. exterior in Ventura, CA is 49.9
Inching up…
2012/05/06 at 1:51 pm
Ventura, CA, 10 minute exterior: 46.8
kelp, collected off a beach in Montecito, tested indoors at home: 53.6
2012/05/08 at 5:08 pm
Ventura 10 minute exterior: 46.2
2012/05/14 at 8:56 am
Santa Paula, CA, in Ventura County, 10 min exterior average: 49.4
creek water from Santa Paula, tested in a cup at my house: 43.7
2012/05/15 at 6:39 pm
Background in my house, Ventura, 10 min. average: 43.3
2012/05/22 at 4:37 pm
5-19-12 Thousand Oaks exterior 10 min: 38.5
5-22-12 Ventura exterior 10 min: 52.1
exterior retest 2 hours later: 45.4
2012/05/30 at 6:53 pm
Did some traveling the past few days and took the Inspector. These are all 10 minute averages.
May 27, Idyllwild, CA: 59.4 (5200 ft elevation)
May 28, Hemet, CA: 46.1
May 29, Riverside, CA: 60.1 (didn’t see that one coming?)
May 29, Riverside retest: 50.4 (about 20 ft. from first location)
May 30, Disneyland: 34.4
May 30, Ventura, CA 48.3
The moral of this story: move to Disneyland!!
2012/06/01 at 9:20 am
June Gloom showed up, right on time today.
exterior, Ventura, CA, on a foggy, grey day: 45.4
2012/06/04 at 8:47 am
Heavy mist in Ventura: 53.9, about 5 clicks over background.
2012/06/06 at 9:50 pm
Beautiful, clear night in Ventura, CA. Exterior 10 min avg: 48.8
2012/06/11 at 9:44 am
10 min exterior in Ventura, CA: 47.3
2012/06/13 at 3:22 pm
Grey skies in Ventura, CA. Exterior 10 min. avg. 50.2
2012/06/14 at 4:22 pm
Ventura, CA exterior: 49.3
Underwood Farm, Moorpark, CA: 43.3
strawberries from this farm: 44.5
2012/06/28 at 10:14 am
Ventura, CA, 10 min. average: 53.1
2012/06/29 at 9:23 pm
Ventura, 9:20 p.m.: 50.3
2012/06/30 at 3:23 pm
Ventura exterior (10 min): 53.8
changed locations in yard, tested again: 48.1
2012/07/10 at 7:19 pm
10 min. exterior in Ventura, CA: 50.1
2012/07/14 at 9:25 am
10 min. exterior in Ventura: 45.7
2012/07/17 at 9:27 am
Cloudy morning in Ventura, CA: 45.8
2012/07/18 at 4:49 pm
Few spits of rain in Ventura, CA.
Wiped off a clean toy left outside and tested the barely damp paper towel for 10 minutes.
45.1
2012/07/23 at 9:49 am
Exterior, gray skies in Ventura: 51.2
2012/07/24 at 8:38 am
Gray with a light mist in Ventura: 54.1
2012/07/24 at 9:35 am
retest of my exterior in Ventura, thankfully down a bit. 10 min. average: 47.3
2012/07/31 at 9:06 am
Exterior in Ventura, CA today: 52
2012/08/03 at 4:12 pm
Small thunderstorm in Ventura, CA. Barely damp paper towel tested inside my house for 10 min: 77.9
Will test again in an hour.
2012/08/03 at 5:24 pm
10 min. interior: 47
re-check of rain sample after one hour (previously 77.9): 52.2
2012/08/04 at 10:05 am
Damp paper towel sample from a light rain in Ventura, tested inside for 10 min: 50.2
2012/09/05 at 8:58 am
Looks stormy in Ventura, CA, but no rain. 10 min exterior: 45.8
2012/09/12 at 5:25 am
Light rain in Ventura, CA. Collected moisture on paper towel and did a 10 minute test. 53.9 cpm
2012/09/14 at 9:52 am
9-12-12 Anaheim, CA, 10 min ext 39.7
9-14-12 Ventura, CA 10 min ext 52.5
2012/09/22 at 2:01 pm
9-18-12 Burbank, CA, 10 min avg: 32.1
9-19-12 Hemet, CA 10 min avg: 47.5
9-22-12 Ventura, CA 10 min avg: 52.1
2012/09/24 at 10:50 pm
interior background in Ventura: 45.8
CA peaches: 44.0
2012/10/03 at 8:43 am
10 min exterior in Ventura, CA, with overcast skies: 48.8
Submitted on 2012/10/07 at 3:21 pm
Exterior, Ventura, CA: 48.8
We purchased our Inspector in October 2011. I went back and looked up the exteriors I took in that month, to compare. Again, these are all from Oct, 2011.
52
43.2
44.1
47
45.6
59 (rain)
43.2
48.1
48.9
50
53.2
50.8
49.1
Submitted on 2012/10/07 at 3:30 pm
interior in Ventura: 49.1
box of CA peaches: 40.2
2012/10/20 at 8:23 am
Rain in Ventura, CA, 10 min paper towel test: 56.8
Normal background is 45-50.
2012/10/20 at 7:18 pm
Air spot check on my covered back porch in Ventura, CA during a light mist showed a reading of about 50 cpm.
2012/11/08 at 9:49 am
Wed, Nov 7– exterior in Ventura, CA (10 min avg): 49.4
Thurs, Nov 8– rain dampened paper towel (10 min): 47.8
2012/11/08 at 4:29 pm
Second rain sample from a soaked paper towel in Ventura, CA: 50.2
2012/11/14 at 8:40 pm
Ventura, CA, 10 min. average: 43.7
2012/11/15 at 5:45 pm
Rain soaked paper towel in Ventura, CA, tested for 10 minutes: 47.3
2012/11/16 at 3:34 pm
Rain sample in Ventura, CA: 45.1
2012/11/17 at 9:02 am
Rain soaked paper towel in Ventura, CA: 58.8cpm [Which is 20.7% higher than the subsequent background]
2012/11/17 at 9:15 am
Interior 10 min in Ventura (where rain soaked paper towel was just checked): 48.7
2012/11/17 at 10:46 pm
Cup of Ventura, CA rainwater just tested at background: 46.7
2012/11/28 at 2:33 pm
Rain sample in Ventura, CA, collected in a cup and tested inside for 10 minutes. 46.8– ~background
2012/11/30 at 9:53 am
Rain sample from Ventura, CA tested 44.4, which is background.
2012/12/02 at 6:03 pm
Background in Ventura, CA: 45.4
Rain sample: 49.6
2012/12/09 at 3:49 pm
Exterior, Ventura, CA, right on the west coast: 45.9
2012/12/10 at 3:22 pm
Exterior in Ventura, CA: 52.8
2012/12/11 at 3:29 pm
Exterior, Ventura, CA: 49.1
2012/12/14 at 6:03 pm
10 min interior in Ventura: 47.1
10 min rain soaked paper towel, brought in to test: 52.1
2012/12/17 at 4:42 pm
exterior in Ventura, CA: 49.3
2012/12/22 at 12:57 pm
Raining in Ventura, CA.
Let a paper towel soak and brought it in to test. 10 min average: 54.6 [25.2% above background]
10 minute interior background: 43.6
2012/12/23 at 5:23 pm
Exterior, Ventura, CA (10 min avg): 45.8
2013/01/05 at 9:46 pm
10 min exterior in Ventura, CA: 49.4
2013/01/10 at 8:53 am
Yesterday in Ventura, CA:
interior– 46.6
exterior– 43.9
2013/01/25 at 9:36 pm
1-25-13
Rain soaked paper towel in Ventura, CA came in at 48.7, which is normal interior background.
2013/02/09 at 3:58 pm
10 min exterior in Ventura, CA: 50.1
2013/03/07 at 9:49 pm
Ventura, CA rain sample… soaked a paper towel, tested inside. 10 minute average: 48.2
BACKGROUND
2013/03/31 at 1:30 pm
Rain soaked paper towel, tested inside my house in Ventura, CA, for 10 minutes: 46.0
RAIN IS BACKGROUND
2013/04/30 at 9:12 am
Hi Friends,
Hope you all are well.
We are hitting June Gloom season in Ventura, CA.
Woke up this morning to a thick, foggy mist, enough to wet the ground and plants. Thankfully, a 10 minute check of a dampened paper towel showed it to be 49.2, which is around background.
2013/05/06 at 10:01 am
Light rain in Ventura, CA.
Tested a rain soaked paper towel for 10 minutes.
Results were 45.9– BACKGROUND.
2014/08/08 at 7:30 pm
Ventura, CA 10 min exterior: 50.3
2015/07/11 at 12:43 am
Not the most scientific of tests, but…
July 8– Ventura, CA 10 min exterior, about 1 mile inland: 48.6
July 9– Ventura, CA 10 min exterior, sitting on beach, 44.1
July 9– Ventura, CA 10 min testing of wet towels and bathing suits worn at beach, 42.0
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