Radiation Survey: Tokyo neighbor cesium approaching levels found in Fukushima — Chiba incinerator dust at 70,800 Bq/kg

Cesium in incinerator dust across east Japan

High levels of cesium isotopes are cropping up in dust at 42 incineration plants in seven prefectures, including Chiba and Iwate, an Environment Ministry survey of the Kanto and Tohoku regions shows.

According to the report, released late Saturday, the highest cesium levels in the dust ranged from 95,300 becquerels in Fukushima Prefecture and 70,800 becquerels in Chiba Prefecture [...]

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