"Iodine-131 had been detected in water samples at a level of 210 becquerels per liter, about a quart. The recommended limit for infants is 100 becquerels per liter. For adults, the recommended limit is 300 becquerels."
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
The Lasting Effects of the Tsunami
Tokyo issued a warning on Wednesday for infants in Tokyo and surrounding areas not to drink tap water because of a high level of radiation detected in the water supply. Ei Yoshida, head of water purification for the Tokyo water department stated in his news conference,
Although the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan on the fourteenth were so devastating, the effects of the radiation released as a result of the collapse of nuclear reactors will be a problem not just Japan, but the world will continue to see throughout the future.
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