Detectable but not hazardous: radioactive marine life of Fukushima
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By , on June 1st, 2012 2 comments   Fishing   , , , , , ,  

Pacific bluefin wants your soul. Photo via OpenCage/Wikimedia There’s nothing like a terrifying headline to point out how differently scientists and the public see the world. On Monday, a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States (PNAS) found that Pacific bluefin tuna had carried detectable radiation from . . . → Read More: Detectable but not hazardous: radioactive marine life of Fukushima

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Amazing Fukushima-related spam
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By , on May 5th, 2012 8 comments   Best, Conservation & Environment, Natural Disaster, Weird   , , ,  

Please enjoy this delightful piece of comment spam that we received at here at DSN. I’ve redacted the contact information but left the rest as is. Who wouldn’t trust Savy Pappy with a Fukushima reactor? I’m sending them $100,000 right now! American People, Global Community, Ladies and Gentlemen We are the Freedom consultants firm. [address]. . . . → Read More: Amazing Fukushima-related spam

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Follow along with Fukushima researchers
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By , on June 10th, 2011 One comment   Environmental Sciences, Expeditions, Life At Sea, Natural Disaster, New Research, Vessels and Equipment   , , , ,  

There’s a research cruise underway right now to study the impacts of radiation release from the Fukushima disaster in Japan, using the UNOLS/U. Hawaii ship R/V Kaimikai-O-Kanaloa. You can read the overview here and follow the at sea blog of the 17 researchers here. The cruise features scientists from Woods Hole Oceanographic, U. Tokyo, U. . . . → Read More: Follow along with Fukushima researchers

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Japan Finds Radiation in Fish
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By , on April 6th, 2011 One comment   Conservation & Environment, Dumping, Fish, Industry & Government   , , , , , ,  

Go back to work there is nothing to see here Japanese authorities said Tuesday they had discovered for the first time fish swimming off the country’s Pacific coast carrying high levels of radioactive materials. The finding, the latest blow from the nuclear crisis, is stoking concerns about environmental damage to local marine life, the safety . . . → Read More: Japan Finds Radiation in Fish

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