Greenpeace says high radiation in Japan seaweed

[flamingdem]

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/1128397/1/.html

Greenpeace says high radiation in Japan seaweed
Posted: 12 May 2011 1539 hrs


TOKYO: Environmental activist group Greenpeace said Thursday it had detected radiation far above legal limits in seaweed samples taken from the ocean off Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant.

Greenpeace, which sent its Rainbow Warrior flagship to take samples of marine life and water, called on Japan's government to undertake comprehensive radiation testing of seaweed along the Fukushima coast.
Initial tests of 22 seaweed samples collected at distances up to 65 kilometres (40 miles) out to sea from the plant "registered significantly high levels of radioactive contamination," the group said.

Ten seaweed samples showed levels of over 10,000 Bequerel per kilogramme, the group said.
It did not specify if the contamination was from iodine-131 or caesium-137, the official safety limits for which are 2,000 Bequerel per kilogramme and 500 Bequerel per kilogramme respectively.

"From May 20, fishermen along the coast will begin harvesting seaweed for public consumption," said Ike Teuling, a radiation expert with the international environmental and anti-nuclear activist group.

[Vinnie From Indy]

1. A tragedy of epic proportions for the Japanese

How many harvesters will lose their businesses because of this? Even scarier is how many will harvest anyway.

[flamingdem]

3. On quarter of their fish comes from that area

or from the sea, it's mentioned in the article. This is going to trash their economy though rebuilding will help.

[defendandprotect]

2. Tragedy for Japan --- a tragedy for all of us -- humanity and the planet -- !!!

We are all "Down Wind'ers"!!

[flamingdem]

4. I agree and wonder if people realize

genetic defects to the DNA are inheritable.. what a tragedy for those from the area, they will be stigmatized.

These are the things our media doesn't want to discuss.