Fukushima Fish Still Contaminated
Asahi Shimbun published a fairly misleading article last week where they claimed radiation in Fukushima fish was not detected. This
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Govt. To Allow Two Fukushima Fish Species To Be Sold
A sale ban has been lifted for Fukushima caught flounder and conger fish. These two species along with many others
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Fukushima Groundwater Wells Contaminated From Leaking Tanks
This was bound to happen and TEPCO had to have known this at the time they pushed for permission to
Read moreHot Fish Found Off Iwaki
The local fishing cooperative in Iwaki found 110 bq/kg in a rockfish tested for radioactive contamination. This type of fish
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Fukushima Fish Tales; US Fish Marketing Deceptive To Consumers
This article is a good example of the motivations and biases in play related to Fukushima food contamination in North
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US Fish Tested For Strontium 90
A US based fish company has had some of their salmon and tuna tested for strontium 90. Fukushima Voice reports
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Alaska & Washington Salmon Tested For Radiation
A Seattle fish company had some of their fish privately tested in late 2013. With all the US government agencies
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Radioactive Strontium 90 And Radioactive Silver Found In Fukushima Fish
TEPCO tested fish within 20km (fish hauled 1-3 km offshore) of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for cesium, strontium 90
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Greenpeace Finds Cesium In Japanese Grocery Store Fish
Greenpeace Japan did another round of contaminated fish testing. They bought grocery store fish around northeast Japan and tested it
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Fukushima Fish Testing Shows Narrow Fantasy View Of Situation
Japanese media declared how fishing that resumed south of Fukushima Daiichi has been largely a “success”. Fishing done near Iwaki
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Fukushima’s Fish Tale
A Canadian paper talked to experts and used government data to estimate the risk to human health from Fukushima contaminated
Read moreSouth Korea Expands Japanese Food Ban To 50 Products
South Korea has expanded their ban of food from northeast Japan to 50 products. They are also urging consumers to
Read moreSouth Korea To Keep Japan Seafood Ban
Japanese officials traveled to South Korea in an effort to get the country to change a new seafood ban put
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Guam Requests Funds To Test For Fukushima Contamination
Guam’s EPA has requested funds from the US EPA so they can begin testing sea water and fish for Fukushima
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S. Korea Bans More Japan Seafood, Japan Official Responds With A Lie
South Korea has previously complained about the ongoing problem of contaminated fish being exported from Japan. Today they took the
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Reality Of Pacific Contamination From Fukushima Hits US
The French nuclear agency has called Fukushima “the largest single nuclear contamination of the ocean in history.“ This includes the
Read moreHighly Radioactive Fish Caught In Ibaraki
Sea Bass caught near Hitachi Ibaraki was found to be considerably contaminated, the highest seen since April 2011. The fish
Read moreFukushima News Roundup; June 14, 2013
Researchers found that rockfish near Fukushima Daiichi were highly contaminated during the early months after the disaster. By looking at
Read moreWidespread Cesium Contamination Of Freshwater Fish In Eastern Japan
A new study looked at the cesium contamination of freshwater fish in Fukushima and eastern Japan. The map to the
Read moreFukushima Daiichi Technical Update Report
TEPCO has begun pumping water out of the number 2 pond at the plant to above ground tanks. TEPCO cites
Read moreSilt Fence At Daiichi Fails, May Have Released Highly Radioactive Fish
TEPCO is reporting that the silt fence at the plant that has also been serving to keep highly radioactive fish
Read moreMultiple Highly Radioactive Fish Found At Fukushima Daiichi
It wasn’t just Mike the Murasai found to be highly radioactive. Other fish tested by TEPCO from the plant area were
Read moreCesium Food Roulette
TEPCO earlier tried to explain away highly contaminated fish in the region as having escaped from the harbor at the
Read moreFish Sampling Shows Widespread Problems From Nuclear Disaster
A group of researchers from the Oregon Sea Grant released some of their findings on Pacific albacore tuna. The research
Read moreHigh Cesium Contamination In Pacific Fish Off Fukushima
NHK is reporting fish with 38,000 bq/kg of cesium caught 1km off the coast of Minamisoma. Minamisoma is outside the 20km
Read moreMore Fishy Problems In Japan
Fish and seafood contamination after the Fukushima Daiichi disaster continues to be a problem. It certainly has not gone away
Read moreWHOI Pacific Contamination Paper, It Is In The Details
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute recently released their paper on Fukushima Daiichi related contamination in the Pacific. The full paper can
Read moreUN Food Program To Buy Contaminated Food, Send To School Lunch Programs
This plan has been bouncing around Japan’s government for months. They think it would be a good idea to send
Read moreRadioactive Fish From The Grocery Store
Someone in Japan checked their fish with a geiger counter. Note that the fish is wrapped in plastic as is
Read moreAeon Stores Release Independent Food Testing Results
Grocery chain Aeon has expanded their in house food testing. Aeon posted some of their results on their website with
Read moreNew Food Radiation Testing Results Released
The Ministry of Health has released new food testing data from September 30th. Seafood, beef and mushrooms were consistently showing
Read moreJapan Ministry of Health Food & Water Testing Results
New government food and water testing results are out. Some contamination found included wheat in Hokkaido, raw milk in Miyagi
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