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Australia 03/30/2012 12:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Fukushima /Japan Mainichi: Highest radiation level yet — 37 times gov’t limit detected in river trout caught 40km from meltdowns Highest level of radioactive cesium to date found in freshwater fish in Fukushima village Radioactive cesium far exceeding the allowable limit and way higher than previously detected contamination levels in fish has been found in river trout here, the prefectural government said on March 28. [...] landlocked masu salmon, caught in the Niida River in Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, measured 18,700 becquerels of radioactive cesium per kilogram, a reading over 37 times more than the government-imposed provisional limit [...] [...] exceeds the 14,400 becquerels per kilogram detected in sand eels in waters off Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, in April 2011, becoming the highest radiation dose found in sea and freshwater fish since the outbreak of the nuclear disaster [...] [ link to enenews.com] Happy days, Good times. |