Mutations, DNA damage seen in Fukushima forests: Greenpeace
Source: Agence France-Presse
Conservation group Greenpeace warned on Friday that the environmental impact of the Fukushima nuclear crisis five years ago on nearby forests is just beginning to be seen and will remain a source of contamination for years to come.
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As the fifth anniversary of the disaster approaches, Greenpeace said signs of mutations in trees and DNA-damaged worms were beginning to appear, while "vast stocks of radiation" mean that forests cannot be decontaminated.
In a report, Greenpeace cited "apparent increases in growth mutations of fir trees... heritable mutations in pale blue grass butterfly populations" as well as "DNA-damaged worms in highly contaminated areas", it said.
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The conservation group said its report relies largely on research published in peer-reviewed international journals.
But "most of the findings in it have never been covered outside of the close circles of academia", report author Kendra Ulrich told AFP.
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A adult pale grass blue butterfly exhibiting signs of mutations due to radiation in Fukushima, Japan.
