Radiation in Parts of Marshall Islands is Higher than Chernobyl

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Radiation in Parts of Marshall Islands is Higher than Chernobyl

  A Columbia University study suggests residents not return to several uninhabited islands until areas are thoroughly cleaned and further assessed for safety Radiation levels in some regions of the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific, where the United States conducted nuclear tests during the Cold War, are far higher than in areas affected by […]

Study Negates Concerns Regarding Radioactivity in Migratory Seafood

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Study Negates Concerns Regarding Radioactivity in Migratory Seafood

When the Fukushima power plant released large quantities of radioactive materials into nearby coastal waters following Japan’s massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami, it raised concerns as to whether eating contaminated seafood might impair human health–not just locally but across the Pacific. A new study by an international research team shows that those concerns can now […]