Factoid/2011/03/29
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Radioactivity from Japan Poses No Credible Threat to U.S.
- "Prevailing winds over from Japan blow east towards North America; ocean currents in the region also flow generally east into the North Pacific, though much slower than winds. However, radioactive materials carried by winds or currents will be quickly diluted until the radiation falls below background levels. Unless radioactivity from Fukushima finds its way directly to another part of the world through food or other commercial products, it should become sufficiently dispersed over time that it will not prove to be a serious health threat elsewhere. Over time, the radioactivity associated with the Fukushima plant should continue to decline even further." - excerpt from Radiation & the Oceans fact sheet from Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.
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