Post-Fukushima, Japan's irradiated fish worry B.C. experts

[flamingdem]

--- from 2011 would love to know the latest numbers

http://www.straight.com/life/post-fukushima-japans-irradiated-fish-worry-bc-experts

In June, 56 percent of Japanese fish catches tested by the Japanese government were contaminated with ce-sium-137 and -134. (Both are human-made radioactive isotopes—produced through nuclear fission—of the element cesium.)

And 9.3 percent of the catches exceeded Japan’s official ceiling for cesium, which is 100 becquerels per kilogram (Bq/kg). (A becquerel is a unit of radioactivity equal to one nuclear disintegration per second.)

Radiation levels remain especially high in many species that Japan has exported to Canada in recent years, such as cod, sole, halibut, landlocked kokanee, carp, trout, and eel.

Of these species, cod, sole, and halibut, which are oceanic species, could also be fished by other nations that export their Pacific Ocean catch to Canada.

[Gregorian]

1. Holy shit. That's far worse than I ever imagined it would be.

So we can probably expect a rise in cancer.


edit- oops, I see it's from 2011. Well, it would be interesting to see current numbers. I'll just leave my rec, even though this doesn't reflect on present contamination levels.

[flamingdem]

2. If you check DU there were posts last week regarding the levels not going down

because the leaks continue.

Nothing so specific as this article, I'll post again if I find something.

[FBaggins]

4. There were "posts" that said that... but not facts.

Not the "because" part.

The scientists gave a couple possibilities for why the level hasn't come down. "Continued leaks" is only one of them (and it doesn't make sense).

For someone who must have posted 100 statements including "bioaccumulation"... you don't seem to actually believe in it.

[FBaggins]

3. Seriously? Then you need to adjust your imagination.

What would you imagine the bq/kg radiation rate is on a normal fish that's never exposed to any nuclear fission byproducts?