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Radioactivity resistance

This high level of radiation does not seem to have caused ill effects on the residents of the area and even possibly has made them slightly more radioresistant, which is puzzling and has been called "radiation paradox". It has also been claimed that residents have healthier and longer lives.

These claims need references. I put a fact-tag on the first sentence because it had no reference. The second sentence has a reference, but it is to a brief mention in passing from a geologist, not from a medical study from a reliable source. In my opinion both of these claims should be treated with extreme skepticism unless reliable medical studies are cited. Comet Tuttle (talk) 16:36, 25 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think the dubious tag is warranted. The article Radiation hormesis contains some citations that could also be attached to the Ramsar article. The article states "It has also been claimed that residents have healthier and longer lives". That is not dubious at all. Claims like that have been in fact made by many studies (Just read the linked article). Whether those claims turn out to be true or not is, of course, is still controversial but the Ramsar article doesn't take sides on that controversy simply stating the true fact that claims of radiation hormesis have been made. You should remove the tag. BTW I happen to believe that there is likely some truth to those claims. Dauto (talk) 13:58, 26 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Background Radiation

I believe a mention of Ramsar having a high level of natural radiation is warranted. Ref: http://www.probeinternational.org/Ramsar.pdf Kevink707 (talk)