Friday, July 5, 2013

Asahi: Highest Cesium Levels In A Year Detected In Fukushima — 1,780,000 Bq/Kg On Downtown Rooftop




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Asahi: Highest Cesium Levels In A Year Detected In Fukushima — 1,780,000 Bq/Kg On Downtown Rooftop



Title: Scientists detect highest cesium levels in a year in Fukushima Source: THE ASAHI SHIMBUN Date: July 04, 2013 Radioactive cesium levels found in moss on a rooftop in downtown Fukushima exceeded 1.7 million becquerels, the highest levels detected in a year, researchers said. [Ryoji Enomoto, an associate professor at the University of Tokyo’s Institute for Cosmic Ray] measured radioactivity levels there on June 8. [...] A nonprofit group based in the city confirmed the original results; their tests detected 1.78 million becquerels of cesium. Radiation levels of about 0.5 microsievert per hour were also measured a meter above the moss.






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