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10. Hiroshima, Japan
You've probably all heard about nuclear disaster in Hiroshima which was caused by an atomic bomb. Surprisingly, this place does not have high level of radiation as contamination dispersed through time. Current levels of radiation are around 0.3 microsieverts per hour which is only 2 times more than normal.
Hiroshima = 0.3 microsieverts per hour
9. Jachymov, Czech Republic
This is a place where uranium was discovered. An old uranium mine which was closed long ago. However, some uranium ore can still be found under UV light.
Jachzmov, Czech Republic = 1.7 microsieverts per hour
8. Radium institute, Paris
The Radium institute was Marie Curie's office and a place where Marie was researching radioactive elements. Some low anomalies can still be found at this place as doorknob measured 1.5 microsieverts per hour.
Radium institute - Paris, France = 1.5 microsieverts per hour
7. Trinity site, New Mexico
This was a place where nuclear bomb was tested on July 16, 1945. Nuclear blast was so hot that it vaporized particles of sand into small stones which are now called "trinitite". Air in this area is almost completely back to normal and is measuring 0.8 microsieverts. However, if you measure radiation near trinitite stones then radiation levels become 4 times higher than normal.
Trinity site, New Mexico = 0.8 microsieverts
Trinitite = 2.1 microsievers
6. Inside a plane
You would probably be surprised if someone told you that you're going to be exposed to two times more radiation in an airplane than on ex nuclear testing site. That's because with high altitude you have less atmospheric protection from radiation that's coming from outter space.
In an airplane = 3 microsieverts (at highest altitudes)
5. Chernobyl, Ukraine
In 1986 nuclear reactor in Chernobyl exploded and this was officialy a biggest nuclear disaster in history of human kind. If you would stay about 1 hour in this place you would receive similar radiation while doing dental X-ray. The reason why radiation is not so high is because people have removed few feets of top soil and dumped it somewhere else. Today you can even walk thourgh this area without special equipment that protects from radiation.
Chernobyl, Ukraine = 5 microsieverts per hour
4. Fukushima, Japan
In 2011 Japan was strucked by a monster tsunami which caused big damage to nuclear power plant in Fukushima. Japanese are trying to do the same thing like in Chernobyl with removing top soil but radiation is still quite high. Release of radioactive material was much less than in Ukraine (about 10%) but the disaster is much "fresher". If you walk through this area it's advised to have equipment for radioactive protection.
Fukushima, Japan = 10 microsieverts per hour
3. Pripyat hospital, Ukraine
This is a place where firemans who fought fires at Chernobyl disaster were taken. In the basement of this building they have left all the firemans clothing after when they realized true levels of contamination.
Pripyat hospital, Ukraine = 500 microsievers per hour in front of basement
1.500 microsieverts per hour right in front of fireman equipment
2. Space station
Being an astronaut is quite difficult job all by itself. The worst thing about it could be extreme levels of radiation that astronauts are exposed to. In outter space there's no atmospheric protection from radiation so the only protection that astronauts got is the station itself.
Space station = 80.000 microsieverts in 6 months
1. Smoker's lungs
Surprisingly the top of our list is going to an average smoker. Due to radioactive polonium and other particles that are burned and inhaled, average smoker is the most contaminated thing on our planet. Keep that in mind while you're lightning another cigarette.
Smoker's lungs = 160.000 microsieverts per year
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