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Radiation Still Leaking Into Nearby Japanese Waters via Reader Supported News

Posted on 2012/10/28 by norma field

ore than 18 months after a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, 40-foot tsunami and nuclear power plant woes that struck Japan starting March 11, 2011, levels of radioactive cesium 134 and cesium 137 originating from the crippled Fukushima-Daiichi plant remain elevated in … Continue reading →

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Fish Off Fukushima, Japan, Show Elevated Levels of Cesium via the New York Times

Posted on 2012/10/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO — Elevated levels of cesium still detected in fish off the Fukushima coast of Japan suggest that radioactive particles from last year’s nuclear disaster have accumulated on the seafloor and could contaminate sea life for decades, according to new … Continue reading →

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Fish Getting Skin Cancer From UV Radiation, Scientists Say via The LA Times

Posted on 2012/08/04 by norma field

f you’re still skeptical that a tan can be dangerous, consider this: Scientists have found that wild fish are getting skin cancer from ultraviolet radiation. Approximately 15% of coral trout in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef had cancerous lesions on their … Continue reading →

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Canada: Fish Eaters Threatened by Fukushima Radiation via Reader Supported News

Posted on 2012/01/16 by norma field

fter the world’s worst nuclear accident in 25 years, authorities in Canada said people living here were safe and faced no health risks from the fallout from Fukushima. […] Dewar, the executive director of Physicians for Global Survival, a Canadian … Continue reading →

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After Fukushima, fish tales via The Gazette

Posted on 2012/01/15 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

After the world’s WORST nuclear accident in 25 years, authorities in Canada said people living here were safe and faced no health risks from the fallout from Fukushima. They said most of the radiation from the crippled Japanese nuclear power … Continue reading →

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Greenpeace pushes for better fish radiation disclosure via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2011/10/20 by norma field

Greenpeace Japan urged the government Thursday to come up with strict rules requiring that fish products bear labels showing the radioactive materials they contain. The environmentalist group also said labels should include where fish were caught rather than just showing … Continue reading →

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