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After finding elevated levels of radiation in rice crops near Fukushima’s damaged nuclear
power plant, government officials ordered more tests on September 24, 2011.
This finding is particularly worrisome, because rice accounts for such a significant portion
of the Japanese diet.
Preliminary tests on rice paddies in the city of Nihonmatsu,
about 35 miles from the Fukushima plant, indicated that crops
contained 500 becquerels per kilogram of radioactive cesium, Japanese officials said.
Under new Japanese regulations, 500 becquerels per kilogram of radioactive cesium
is the highest level of radiation in rice considered safe for consumption.
If results from the next round of testing show such high levels again,
regulators may ban shipments of the rice.
Japan has struggled to keep radiation contaminated food out of the market
since the meltdown at the Fukushima plant, following the March 11, 2011 earthquake.
Radiation has already been discovered in beef, milk, spinach, and tea leaves.
"Following the nuclear disaster in Japan, there has been a dramatic increase
in the number of requests to perform Gamma Spectroscopy analyses [radiation testing],"
states Joseph Frasca, Senior VP at EMSL Analytical, Inc.
"In response, EMSL began accepting food products, soils, vegetation,
and water matrices to test for radiation. Moreover, we are able to process
samples quickly—some in as little as one day."
Originally posted by shaneR
they say they are testing everything from water and soil, to all foodstuffs, etc etc...
+ although it does say that "government officials ordered the tests"...
i wonder if the " officials" will also publish the results...????
Originally posted by vox2442
Originally posted by shaneR
they say they are testing everything from water and soil, to all foodstuffs, etc etc...
+ although it does say that "government officials ordered the tests"...
i wonder if the " officials" will also publish the results...????
Of course they're publishing the results. That's how the media gets the stories about contaminated food.
The complete foodstuff data sets for every day since testing began (March 19th) can be found here: www.maff.go.jp...
Originally posted by Human0815
reply to post by XplanetX
Hmmm, in between 0.025uSv/h and up to 0.500 uSv/h in average!
Mountainous Regions have a higher Radiation than the Lowlands.
Afir the highest Background Radiation is in Iran!
Have a read:www.physics.isu.edu...edit on 29-9-2011 by Human0815 because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by XplanetX
Originally posted by Human0815
reply to post by XplanetX
Hmmm, in between 0.025uSv/h and up to 0.500 uSv/h in average!
Mountainous Regions have a higher Radiation than the Lowlands.
Afir the highest Background Radiation is in Iran!
Have a read:www.physics.isu.edu...edit on 29-9-2011 by Human0815 because: (no reason given)
I would rather read a report not funded by the state or federal government. Unless Idaho State University is a private university and not subsidised by the government?
Originally posted by XplanetX
I wonder what the 'normal' background levels of radiation were before all of the nuclear bomb tests and the construction of nuclear power plants. I also wonder what the level of background radiation might be in a couple of decades, if we survive that long?
Originally posted by tarzan
Do these concerns affect the production of shiritaki noodles?
Originally posted by Human0815
Originally posted by tarzan
Do these concerns affect the production of shiritaki noodles?
i dont know shiritake noodles
but the shiritake funghi!
mushrooms are very strange because they love
radiation and absorb a lot even in a safe
environment like a funghi house!
the best is to avoid them until there is a clarification!