http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201301150001 CROOKED CLEANUP: Fukushima city not sticking to plan to decontaminate homes January 15, 2013 THE ASAHI SHIMBUN FUKUSHIMA–The Fukushima municipal government is apparently not following its own proposal for decontaminating homes polluted by radioactive materials or guidelines called for by the Environment Ministry. Water used in pressurized sprayers to clean the roofs of homes […]
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A great video for anyone interested in learning what did really happen in Fukushima and how much contamination can be expected https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpA0TOgB9-o&feature=related
Radiation captured by HEPA filter air cleaning machines at Radiation Station Santa Monica doubled in a 52-day period ended August 1 over the previous period. The tests were part of EnviroReporter.com‘s ongoing monitoring for Fukushima fallout and ocean-borne contamination in Southern California and across the United States. Over 2,374 tests since March 15, 2011 have yielded […]
Fish containing 258 times the legal limit of radioactive cesium have been found in waters off the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, the plant operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., said on Aug. 21. The reading for two rock trout, caught about 20 kilometers to the north of the plant, showed 25,800 becquerels per […]
via Japan Times A 95-year-old retired doctor is continuing to warn of possible health dangers to residents near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant after some of them developed symptoms similar to those afflicting atomic-bomb survivors he treated for decades. Spreading the word: Shuntaro Hida, who treated hibakusha for decades, is interviewed last month […]
Over a third of children in Japan’s Fukushima region could be prone to cancer if medics don’t apply more effort in treating their unusually overgrown thyroid glands and commit to international health aid and consultations, according to a new report. The shocking new report shows that nearly 36 per cent of children in the nuclear […]
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Fukushima caused mutant butterflies
TOKYO — Genetic mutations have been found in three generations of butterflies from near Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, scientists said Tuesday, raising fears radiation could affect other species. Around 12 percent of pale grass blue butterflies that were exposed to nuclear fallout as larvae immediately after the tsunami-sparked disaster had abnormalities, including smaller wings […]
