Radioactive Fish Found In California
Radioactive Fish Found In California: Contamination From Fukushima Disaster Still Lingers
Radioactive Fish Found In California: Contamination From Fukushima Disaster Still Lingers
Nearly two years after a powerful earthquake triggered a leak at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, the effects of that disaster are still being felt on the other side of the planet.
A report released earlier this month by researchers at Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station found that bluefin tuna caught just off the California coast tested positive for radiation stemming from the incident.
The study looked at the levels of radiocesium, one of the most common results of nuclear fission reactions, in Pacific Bluefun Tuna--largely as way to track the species' migratory patterns as the fish make their cross-oceanic journey in search of prey.
While the report notes that the levels present in the fish are well below what public health officials would deem dangerous, the presence of radiocesium from the damaged reactor shows just how far-reaching the disaster's effects have been.
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Full article here: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...n_2743899.html
Re: Radioactive Fish Found In California
There is NO safe amount of radiocesium!
Thank you for posting this.
Emerald
Occupy Sonoma County
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Radioactive Fish Found In California: Contamination From Fukushima Disaster Still Lingers
Radioactive Fish Found In California: Contamination From Fukushima Disaster Still Lingers
Nearly two years after a powerful earthquake triggered a leak at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, the effects of that disaster are still being felt on the other side of the planet.
A report released earlier this month by researchers at Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station found that bluefin tuna caught just off the California coast tested positive for radiation stemming from the incident.
The study looked at the levels of radiocesium, one of the most common results of nuclear fission reactions, in Pacific Bluefun Tuna--largely as way to track the species' migratory patterns as the fish make their cross-oceanic journey in search of prey.
While the report notes that the levels present in the fish are well below what public health officials would deem dangerous, the presence of radiocesium from the damaged reactor shows just how far-reaching the disaster's effects have been.
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Full article here:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...n_2743899.html
Re: Radioactive Fish Found In California
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Posted in reply to the post by Sara S:
Radioactive Fish Found In California: Contamination From Fukushima Disaster Still Lingers
A report released earlier this month by researchers at Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station found that bluefin tuna caught just off the California coast tested positive for radiation stemming from the incident.
While the report notes that the levels present in the fish are well below what public health officials would deem dangerous, the presence of radiocesium from the damaged reactor shows just how far-reaching the disaster's effects have been.
I drove out to Goat Rock yesterday and sat at the south end of the beach, sat with the ocean in all its majesty. I sang sacred songs to the ocean and all the creatures living in the ocean. I prayed hard for the ocean and all those beautiful creatures. I offered a Ho' Oponopono amends to the ocean and to her creatures for the damage and abuse we have inflicted upon them with plastic, with oil spills, with nuclear contamination, with overfishing, with thoughtlessness.
The ocean roared and sang her gratitude, huge waves and mighty spray of thanks that someone noticed, that someone felt her pain, that someone cared enough to make an amends. O Mitakuyue Oyasin!
Star Man
