Fukushima Fish Still Contaminated
Asahi Shimbun published a fairly misleading article last week where they claimed radiation in Fukushima fish was not detected. This
Read moreAsahi Shimbun published a fairly misleading article last week where they claimed radiation in Fukushima fish was not detected. This
Read moreA sale ban has been lifted for Fukushima caught flounder and conger fish. These two species along with many others
Read moreThis was bound to happen and TEPCO had to have known this at the time they pushed for permission to
Read moreThe local fishing cooperative in Iwaki found 110 bq/kg in a rockfish tested for radioactive contamination. This type of fish
Read moreThis article is a good example of the motivations and biases in play related to Fukushima food contamination in North
Read moreA US based fish company has had some of their salmon and tuna tested for strontium 90. Fukushima Voice reports
Read moreA Seattle fish company had some of their fish privately tested in late 2013. With all the US government agencies
Read moreTEPCO tested fish within 20km (fish hauled 1-3 km offshore) of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for cesium, strontium 90
Read moreGreenpeace Japan did another round of contaminated fish testing. They bought grocery store fish around northeast Japan and tested it
Read moreJapanese media declared how fishing that resumed south of Fukushima Daiichi has been largely a “success”. Fishing done near Iwaki
Read moreA Canadian paper talked to experts and used government data to estimate the risk to human health from Fukushima contaminated
Read moreSouth Korea has expanded their ban of food from northeast Japan to 50 products. They are also urging consumers to
Read moreJapanese officials traveled to South Korea in an effort to get the country to change a new seafood ban put
Read moreGuam’s EPA has requested funds from the US EPA so they can begin testing sea water and fish for Fukushima
Read moreSouth Korea has previously complained about the ongoing problem of contaminated fish being exported from Japan. Today they took the
Read moreThe French nuclear agency has called Fukushima “the largest single nuclear contamination of the ocean in history.“ This includes the
Read moreSea Bass caught near Hitachi Ibaraki was found to be considerably contaminated, the highest seen since April 2011. The fish
Read moreResearchers found that rockfish near Fukushima Daiichi were highly contaminated during the early months after the disaster. By looking at
Read moreA new study looked at the cesium contamination of freshwater fish in Fukushima and eastern Japan. The map to the
Read moreTEPCO has begun pumping water out of the number 2 pond at the plant to above ground tanks. TEPCO cites
Read moreTEPCO is reporting that the silt fence at the plant that has also been serving to keep highly radioactive fish
Read moreIt wasn’t just Mike the Murasai found to be highly radioactive. Other fish tested by TEPCO from the plant area were
Read moreTEPCO earlier tried to explain away highly contaminated fish in the region as having escaped from the harbor at the
Read moreA group of researchers from the Oregon Sea Grant released some of their findings on Pacific albacore tuna. The research
Read moreNHK is reporting fish with 38,000 bq/kg of cesium caught 1km off the coast of Minamisoma. Minamisoma is outside the 20km
Read moreFish and seafood contamination after the Fukushima Daiichi disaster continues to be a problem. It certainly has not gone away
Read moreWoods Hole Oceanographic Institute recently released their paper on Fukushima Daiichi related contamination in the Pacific. The full paper can
Read moreThis plan has been bouncing around Japan’s government for months. They think it would be a good idea to send
Read moreSomeone in Japan checked their fish with a geiger counter. Note that the fish is wrapped in plastic as is
Read moreGrocery chain Aeon has expanded their in house food testing. Aeon posted some of their results on their website with
Read moreThe Ministry of Health has released new food testing data from September 30th. Seafood, beef and mushrooms were consistently showing
Read moreNew government food and water testing results are out. Some contamination found included wheat in Hokkaido, raw milk in Miyagi
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