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Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research reports on Fukushima and the oceans

Fukushima and the oceans: What do we know, five years on?, Science Daily  June 30, 2016

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Goldschmidt Conference

Summary:

A major international review of the state of the oceans five years after the Fukushima disaster shows that radiation levels are decreasing rapidly except in the harbor area close to the nuclear plant itself where ongoing releases remain a concern. At the same time, the review’s lead author expresses concern at the lack of ongoing support to continue the radiation assessment, which he says is vital to understand how the risks are changing.

These are the conclusions of a major 5 year review, with multi-international authors who are all working together as part of a Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) Working Group. The report is being presented at the Goldschmidt geochemistry conference in Japan. The review paper is also published in Annual Review of Marine Science*. The main points made by the report are:…….

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/06/160630214454.htm

July 4, 2016 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | 2 WORLD, oceans