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In reply to the discussion: Pumps at Fukushima plant halted, toxic water leaking into ocean - TEPCO [View all]NickB79
(20,406 posts)26. Japanese reactor radiation detected off B.C. coast
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/apr/8/japanese-reactor-radiation-detected-off-bc-coast/
So, there is monitoring being done by universities, at least. And they're finding what Ken Buesseler predicted they'd find:
http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=83397&tid=3622&cid=94989
The levels we are seeing are so low that we dont expect there to be impacts on the health of either the marine environment or people living along the coast, Cullen said.
Were more than a thousand-fold below even the drinking water standard in the coastal waters being sampled at this point. Those levels are much, much, much lower than whats allowable in our drinking water.
Cullen said in a statement that if a person swam for six hours each day in water with Cesium levels twice as high as those found in Ucluelet, theyd receive a radiation dose that is more than 1,000 times less than that of a single dental X-ray.
Were more than a thousand-fold below even the drinking water standard in the coastal waters being sampled at this point. Those levels are much, much, much lower than whats allowable in our drinking water.
Cullen said in a statement that if a person swam for six hours each day in water with Cesium levels twice as high as those found in Ucluelet, theyd receive a radiation dose that is more than 1,000 times less than that of a single dental X-ray.
So, there is monitoring being done by universities, at least. And they're finding what Ken Buesseler predicted they'd find:
http://www.whoi.edu/page.do?pid=83397&tid=3622&cid=94989
Levels of any Fukushima contaminants in the ocean will be many thousands of times lower after they mix across the Pacific and arrive on the West Coast of North America in 2014. This is not to say that we should not be concerned about additional sources of radioactivity in the ocean above the natural sources, but at the levels expected even short distances from Japan, the Pacific will be safe for boating, swimming, etc.
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Pumps at Fukushima plant halted, toxic water leaking into ocean - TEPCO [View all]
chervilant
Apr 2015
OP
I find that strange to.... there are a lot of editorials though on strange events in the Pacific...
AuntPatsy
Apr 2015
#6
We havent even explored most of the oceans depths and you are surprised that there isnt an
cstanleytech
Apr 2015
#22
Agreed but good research takes time from a reputable sources and until its completed
cstanleytech
Apr 2015
#37
Fukushima needs to be taken more seriously by world leaders so the global impact might be mitigated
think
Apr 2015
#3
That's what was asked from Ignaz Semmelweis. They killed a lot of people by ignoring what was in
jtuck004
Apr 2015
#33
And don't waste our time with hyperbolic alarmist fears that are manufactured out of nothing.
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2015
#34
Couple hundred bucks, the testing equipment is available to you. Also, it IS tested.
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2015
#12
The food fish we pull out of that ocean will bio-accumulate cesium and other isotopes.
AtheistCrusader
Apr 2015
#25
TY-I was surprised by the number of seemingly pro-nuke folks on here, especailly on Earth Day.
jalan48
Apr 2015
#54
Colonies of pterodactyls are flourishing throughout the topical rain forests of Outer Mongolia.
Zorra
Apr 2015
#60
Re:. Pumps at Fukushima plant halted, toxic water leaking into ocean - TEPCO
FiningFine
Apr 2015
#61
Ocean water off La Jolla coast being monitored (and not) for Fukushima radiation
Octafish
May 2015
#73