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Raised levels of radioactivity in seawater, in some foods – Japan

Radioactive food fears grow in Japan, By Hayden Cooper and wires  ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), 22 March 11, Japan is continuing to deal with a nuclear emergency as fears of food contamination grow and high levels of radioactive substances are found in seawater near the crippled Fukushima plant.The news comes amid another setback in efforts to cool the earthquake-crippled nuclear plant, with officials spotting grey smoke coming from the roof of the No. 3 reactor…….
abnormally high levels of radioactive substances have been detected in seawater near the Fukushima plant.The substances were sampled about 100 metres south of the facility, a Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) official said, stressing it was not a threat to human health.

“Normally, such radioactive substances are not detected in the area,” said Naoki Tsunoda, adding that the company will continue monitoring at the same point and in other areas.

TEPCO says the level of iodine-131 is 126.7 times higher and caesium-134 is 24.8 times higher than government-set standards.

Radioactive food fears grow in Japan – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

March 22, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | - Fukushima 2011, environment, Japan