Among misguided positions, radiation and pesticides are only slightly behind vaccinations and genetic optimization on the anti-science hippie scale. A 2011 analysis of the GSS showed that, along with harmless positions like that astrology is scientific, there was a big difference between the left and the right on knowledge of science issues like "Exposure to radioactivity doesn't necessarily lead to death" (67.5% left to 77% right) and "Exposure to pesticides doesn't necessarily cause cancer"(55.5% left and 66.8%) - bigger science gaps than the 9% difference between the right and left on evolution that gets all Republicans labeled 'anti-science'.
Obviously some of that is phrasing; "doesn't" may be confusing people and if the question was more simple like, 'global warming is happening and mankind sucks' the left certainly would agree more.
But the minute anti-science hippies see 'radiation', they flip out. There's no reason. Radiation is our friend.
Ultraviolet (UV) disinfection is a water treatment technology that can inactivate many waterborne pathogens. Fear not, the National Water Research Institute is not part of some Big Water Corporate Conspiracy to radiate you, they are a group of California water agencies who want to educate other agencies that need to conserve and reclaim wastewater. These are guidelines for people who want to make clean water a better way so no pickets are necessary. If you are going to reclaim wastewater - and you should want to - this is a key component.
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