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Fukushima evacuation zone – all 47 cows tested had radioactive silver

Study: Radioactive silver found inside all 47 cows tested from Fukushima evacuation zone http://enenews.com/study-radioactive-silver-found-inside-every-cow-tested-fukushima-evacuation-zone
Title: Distribution of Artificial Radionuclides in Abandoned Cattle in the Evacuation Zone of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
Source: PLoS One. 2013; 8(1): e54312
Published Online: January 23, 2013

[…] Between August 29 and November 15, 2011, we collected 79 cattle in total, 27 of which were from Minami-soma city located north and 52 from Kawauchi village located southwest of the FNPP. […]

In the liver (100%: 47/47 animals) and PB [whole peripheral blood] (9.8%: 5/51 animals), 110mAg (half-life: 249.8 d) was detected  (Table 1). […]

Although Silver and Tellurium […] were efficiently captured by the mother’s organs and were not delivered to the fetus. […]

We detected 110mAg in the liver of all of the cattle except for fetuses examined (Table 1 and Figure 3A). […]

See also: CNN: Scientists surprised by high levels of radioactive silver in fish off Japan coast

February 8, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | environment, Fukushima 2013, radiation