Dr. Jack Schubert of the Argonne National Laboratories says: "When the maximum permissible level of strontium 90 is stated to be sixty-seven strontium units, it must be kept in mind that it is impossible to receive radiation only from strontium 90 in case of fallout".
Jeffrey Moskowitz, a periodontist from Rockville Centre, said that on Sept. 12 he spent $500 on a gas mask, extra filters, a body suit, a survival knapsack containing purified water, a transistor radio, blanket, sleeping bag, flashlight, candles and anti-radiation pills in case of fallout.
In an extreme case, radioactive fallout's effect on marine life can be a legitimate cause for concern, especially in close proximity to the release.
Still, the Russian government was undeniably interested in the Katsyv case and its fallout.
In any case, the political fallout for the German Social Democrats will make for an uncomfortable subject for Ed Miliband to study.
For months, the F.B.I. had been consumed by internal problems of its own, including the arrest of an agent, Robert P. Hanssen, on espionage charges, the disappearance of documents in the Oklahoma City bombing case and the fallout over the Wen Ho Lee spy case.
In any case, the political fallout for the Cameron government is likely to be mitigated by the fact that much of the planning for the Games — or lack of it, as it appears now — took place in the five years after they were awarded to London in 2005, when the opposition Labour Party was in power.
World finance leaders gathering in Washington next week will focus on proposals for countries to contribute more money to the IMF so it is better prepared in case of a fallout from any further escalation of Europe's debt crises.
The Holocaust casts a shadow over the lives of many of Mr. Englander's characters — in the title story, the two couples play "the Anne Frank game," wondering which of their friends would hide them in the event of another Holocaust — and in some cases its emotional fallout propels people to terrible acts.
His bosses come down hard: they want him to close the case without any political fallout.
