Here’s what scientists have to say about the minimal risks to seafood consumers from Fukushima’s treated wastewater.
of its water treatment process shows the radiation of the treated water, if a human were to be exposed to it, has an exposure dose of at most 0.0003 mSv annually. Rudolf Wu, a professor of environmental science at the Education University of Hong Kong, tells TIME the risk of radiotoxic effects depends both on exposure concentration and duration of exposure. “We all know that smoking is no good, that smoking can cause lung cancer.
Japan plans to test flounder and other seafood daily for tritium and any radiation-caused abnormalities in surrounding areas of the plant.
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