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Fukushima rice above threshold for cesium [1]

Rice grown by a farmer in Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, returned a radioactive cesium reading of 110 becquerels per kilogram, exceeding the maximum of 100, the prefectural government announced.

Publication Date: 
26/10/2012
Japan Times (Japan) [2]
Tags:
Rice [3], Agriculture [4], Radiation [5], Nuclear Accidents [6], Hazardous Waste [7], Health [8], Toxic Wastes [9]
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