Food Radiation Haunts Japanese

By Admin, on March 10th, 2012%
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Many Japanese took food safety for granted until a year ago when the Fukushima crisis started. A year later many still do not trust the government about radiation contaminating their food supply. Many who live far away from Fukushima shop at local farmer’s markets where they know the growers. Below is an AFP video. “Radiation fears haunt Japanese food shoppers” TODAY – A Year later — food Radiation fears continue for Japanesehttp://wp.me/p14qMG-1Fw http://lnkd.in/fTc3BF http://www.facebook.com/groups/165878310089440/ Share on Linkedin . . . → Read More: Food Radiation Haunts Japanese Food Radiation Haunts Japanese

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Chernobyl 25 Years Later

By Admin, on January 4th, 2012%
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Chernobyl 25 Years Later: Food for Thought Chernobyl 25 Years Later By Margarita Persico The Chernobyl explosion was the largest nuclear disaster ever. It happened on a Saturday morning on April 26, 1986, but the effects are still being felt 25 years later. After the Chernobyl explosion released enough radioactive particles contaminating Western USSR and Europe the death toll was 31, plus hundreds of thousands lives lost as a result of the fallout according to a Russian publication by Russian environmentalist Alexey . . . → Read More: Chernobyl 25 Years Later Chernobyl 25 Years Later

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Radiation in Japan 10 thousand times higher and effects seen as far as Massachusetts

By Admin, on March 27th, 2011%
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Bringing under control the crisis in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has been a daunting task. Four reactors are damaged and contain radioactive waters. The exposure is 10 thousand times the normal level. Some believe plutonium and other radioactive isotopes are present. Three workers were exposed to approximately 2 and 6 sieverts of radiation. According to the Idaho State University a sievert is “the absorbed dose in human tissue to the effective biological damage of the . . . → Read More: Radiation in Japan 10 thousand times higher and effects seen as far as Massachusetts Radiation in Japan 10 thousand times higher and effects seen as far as Massachusetts

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