Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "Radiations"

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    • Fukushima wash-up to hit US coast this year 

      Associated Press (AP) (The Philippine Star, February 6, 2014, on page A-21)
      Seaborne radiation from Japan's wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant will wash up on the West Coast of the US this year, according to a report by Bloomberg. That's raising concerns among some Americans including the residents ...

    • Japan fish cesium levels remain 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, October 30, 2012, on page B-8)
      Radioactive cesium levels in most kinds of fish caught off the coast of Fukushima haven't declined in the year following Japan's nuclear disaster, a signal that the seafloor or leakage from the damaged reactors must be ...

    • Protein that protects DNA from radiation discovered 

      Kritz, Ben (The Manila Times, October 4, 2016, on page B6)
      In a breakthrough discovery, researchers in Japan have discovered a protein from micro-animals known as tardigrades, or "water bears," that can protect human DNA from high levels of radiation. The scientists, who published ...

    • Safety of Fukushima waste water focus of sea release debate 

      Associated Press (AP) (SunStar Philippines, March 17, 2020, on page 9)
      Inside a giant decontamination facility at the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant, workers in hazmat suits monitor radioactive water pumped from three damaged reactors, making sure it’s adequately — though not completely ...

    • SoKor bans fish from Fukushima 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, September 10, 2013, on page B-9)
      South Korea banning all fish imports from Japan's Fukushima region because of whats it calls growing public worry over radiations contamination that has reportedly prompted a sharp decline in fish consumption. The Ministry ...