cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/1892661
Archived version: https://archive.ph/MytGC
Archived version: https://web.archive.org/web/20230825151937/https://www.euronews.com/2023/08/24/china-bans-seafood-from-japan-as-fukushima-nuclear-plant-releases-treated-wastewater-into-
The amount of radiation in this wastewater, per liter, is equivalent to 100 bananas, or 378.5 bananas per gallon
Thank you. This actually gives perspective on radiation level better than Rads
The primary concern is not about tritium (which doesn't bioaccumulate) but about the other trace radioactive elements (which do bioaccumulate and are present in much greater quantities in the wastewater than they are in normal ocean water).
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abc1507
