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Radioactive cesium blankets 8% of Japan’s land area via Asahi Japan Watch

Posted on 2011/11/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By HIROSHI ISHIZUKA / Staff Writer Some 8 percent of Japan’s land area, or more than 30,000 square kilometers, has been contaminated with radioactive cesium from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Spanning 13 prefectures, the affected area … Continue reading →

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Cesium in pollen not viewed as health risk via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/11/01 by norma field

The Forestry Agency believes cedar pollen next spring contaminated by cesium fallout from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant will be well below the legal safety limit. The exposure from inhaling cesium-contaminated cedar pollen circulating from Fukushima Prefecture will have … Continue reading →

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Fukushima shiitake cesium spikes via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/10/31 by norma field

FUKUSHIMA — Radioactive cesium exceeding the designated limit has been detected in shiitake grown in greenhouses at a farm in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, the prefectural government said. The farm in question has grown the mushrooms on beds made of a … Continue reading →

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Fallout levels twice estimate: study via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/10/28 by norma field

NEW YORK — The Fukushima nuclear accident released double the amount of cesium-137 into the atmosphere than the government initially estimated, reaching 40 percent of the total emitted during the Chernobyl disaster, a preliminary report said. Continue reading at　Fallout levels … Continue reading →

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Okutama cesium level seen spiking via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/10/09 by norma field

An aerial radiation survey of the capital and Kanagawa Prefecture has revealed the northwest tip of Tokyo was tainted by an unusually high amount of fallout, while most other areas showed normal levels, a science ministry official said Friday. The … Continue reading →

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