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Radioactive cesium found in Japan’s fish, seawater via RT

Posted on 2012/08/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Harmless traces of radioactive cesium have been discovered in fish and seawater in several areas of Japan, as the country continues to debate whether their fish is safe to consume and anti-nuke protests grow in the wake of the Fukushima … Continue reading →

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Cesium found in urine of Fukushima children via The Japan Times

Posted on 2012/07/08 by norma field

A small amount of radioactive cesium was found in urine samples from 141 infants and young children in Fukushima Prefecture, home to the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, a research group said Saturday. Three samples had over 10 becquerels … Continue reading →

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Cesium found in Fukushima children via UPI

Posted on 2012/07/02 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

KYODO, Japan, July 2 (UPI) — Low levels of radioactive cesium were found in 141 infants and children in Japan’s Fukushima prefecture, a study found. The average amount of cesium in the 141 samples was 2.2 becquerels per kilogram, but … Continue reading →

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New regime for food radiation tests via The Japan Times

Posted on 2012/03/19 by norma field

The health ministry has issued to municipalities unified radiation testing guidelines effectively requiring regular sample checks on any food item that has a cesium reading of 50 becquerels per kilogram in current or past random inspections. The nonbinding guidelines take … Continue reading →

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Cesium found in plankton almost 375 miles from Fukushima nuclear plant

Posted on 2012/03/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO — Radioactive cesium believed to have been released during the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Japan following last year’s major earthquake has been found in plankton about 600 kilometers (nearly 375 miles) east of … Continue reading →

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For Japan Locust Eaters, A Plague of Cesium? via Japan Realtime

Posted on 2012/01/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

… But Hajime Fugo, the vice president of Tokyo University of Agriculture of Technology and a physiologist specializing in insects, worried the locust-eating tradition may fall into extinction should connoisseurs shun the bug amid deepening anxiety among consumers over food … Continue reading →

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Post-Fukushima Radiation Mapped via ieee spectrum

Posted on 2012/01/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Cesium in soil a problem for agriculture By Prachi Patel  /  December 2011 2 December 2011—More than eight months after a tsunami triggered a meltdown at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, the broad impact of the accident on Japan’s people and … Continue reading →

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DIY cesium scanning store may be ‘new normal’ via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2012/01/08 by norma field

<blockquoteKashiwa, about 30 km northeast of Tokyo, is known for its humble beginnings as a 1970s bedroom community for Tokyo workers. But on a street just six minutes from JR Kashiwa Station, the Bec-Miru facility that Motohiro Takamatsu opened in … Continue reading →

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Fukushima rice in cesium limbo via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/12/12 by norma field

Autumn is high season for freshly harvested “shinmai,” the new rice marketed as a seasonal favorite in Fukushima Prefecture. But the farmers there fear their fare will go unsold because harvests around three cities have turned up excessive levels of … Continue reading →

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Japanese Tests Find Radiation in Infant Food via The New York Times

Posted on 2011/12/08 by norma field

TOKYO — Traces of radioactive cesium thought to be from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were detected in Japanese baby formula on Tuesday as concerns about food safety continue almost nine months after the accident. Meiji, the Tokyo … Continue reading →

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