[ RadSafe ] Japanese Radioactive Levels Claimed to be too high for Farming

[Roger Helbig]

Does anyone have any further information about the original source of
this report.  The posting included a map of Honshu Island with levels
in Bq of Cesium-137 but I wonder where that map came from and if it
really makes these lands unsafe for farming or if that is more
anti-nuclear hype.

Roger Helbig

This appeared in a widely read and often reposted list

STUDY: RADIOACTIVE LEVELS TOO HIGH FOR SAFE FARMING -

BBC News has said that Democracy Now reports:

"A new scientific study in Japan has revealed radioactive material in
parts of northeastern Japan exceeds levels considered safe for
farming.

"The study found the entire Fukushima prefecture is highly contaminated.

"Researchers looked at cesium-137, which has a half life of 30 years
and therefore could affect the Japanese farming industry for decades."