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hunter

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20. I worry more about the shit like mercury that has a "half life" of fucking FOREVER.

Reply to NWCorona (Reply #5)

Fri Dec 9, 2016, 12:07 AM

Dec 2016

We humans should have abandoned fossil fuels in the 'seventies.

Now we're screwed. Global warming will leave much of our world civilization looking like Aleppo.

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Fukushima radiation detected in Tillamook Bay, Gold Beach [View all] NWCorona Dec 2016 OP

Another reason to give Salmon and other sea fishes a break ffr Dec 2016 #1

really. aquaculture has come a long way. mopinko Dec 2016 #9

The problem with fish farms is disease and the unnatural feed given. NWCorona Dec 2016 #12

I tried some fish farm Salmon. Scruffy1 Dec 2016 #16

Yup! Fatty salmon is where it's at NWCorona Dec 2016 #19

well, aquaponics is sorta that. mopinko Dec 2016 #17

It's tough as I eat sushi at least 6 times a week! Salmon is one of my favorite too NWCorona Dec 2016 #13

I'm not surprised. jimlup Dec 2016 #2

Thanks and I feel the same. My take is that this is that Canary in the coal mine NWCorona Dec 2016 #11

"Scary stuff." If you are refering to the Cesium-134 Buesseler does not seem to think so. cstanleytech Dec 2016 #3

The fact that anything from Fukushima made it here is scary stuff NWCorona Dec 2016 #5

I worry more about the shit like mercury that has a "half life" of fucking FOREVER. hunter Dec 2016 #20

Yes. Mercury is as it stands now is by far a greater danger to us NWCorona Dec 2016 #21

KNR Lucinda Dec 2016 #4

the levels are 1000x less than what is considered an action level rdking647 Dec 2016 #6

Hey, stop with all that sciencey stuff. progressoid Dec 2016 #7

That's a bit shortsighted IMHO. These levels can stay static or they can increase over time. NWCorona Dec 2016 #10

Or they can and will decrease rdking647 Dec 2016 #14

Yes. It's called half-life and as the link states. NWCorona Dec 2016 #18

Get your pre cooked The Wizard Dec 2016 #8

Better still, there's even more to love about seafood ffr Dec 2016 #15