High level of cesium detected in sand lances
Posted by
JAC on 4/5/2011, 6:46 am
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/05_34.html
Small fish caught in waters off the coast of Ibaraki have been found to contain radioactive cesium above the legal limit.
Ibaraki is south of Fukushima prefecture, where the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is located.
Ibaraki Prefecture says 526 becquerels of radioactive cesium was detected in one kilogram of sand lances. The acceptable limit is 500 becquerels. It is the first time that higher-than-permitted levels of radioactive cesium have been found in fish.
All local fishery cooperatives in the prefecture have agreed to suspend sand lance fishing at the request of the prefectural government.
Tuesday, April 05, 2011 18:58 +0900 (JST)
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