The radiation emanating from the damaged Japanese nuclear plant in Fukushima has caused the water leaving the keys in Tokyo radioactivity exceeding the limit considered safe for children, authorities said. As the country banned the consumption of tap water to babies. Residents emptied the shelves of bottled water after the governor of Tokyo, Shintaro Ishihara, said the levels of radioactive iodine in tap water doubled the limit considered safe for infants.
The officials asked them to city residents to buy only what you need, grab it can affect hundreds of people without any water in the areas devastated by the earthquake and tsunami of 11 March. The limits refer to sustainable consumption and officials are urging people to remain calm. Ensure that current levels pose no immediate health risk to children or adults.
Radiation Fukushima plant has gone from unpasteurized milk, sea water and 11 types of vegetables in areas near nuclear facility, including broccoli and cauliflower. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, in English) said on Tuesday it was suspending imports of dairy products and those produced in the region of Fukushima.
Hong Kong went further and required that Japan carried out safety inspections in meat, eggs and seafood before taking these products. The crisis is emerging as the costliest natural disaster in history, and probably can cost up to 309 billion dollars, according to the recalculation of the Government.
Police estimated that about 18 thousand people died. However, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that for now there is no radiation risk to human health outside the evacuation of Japanese nuclear plant. Andrew Graham, scientific advisor to the agency, said at a news conference in Vienna that "no significant risk to human health has been identified" so far.
Even with that, the water management office in Tokyo asked the local authorities in Tokyo and the affected cities to distribute 3.55 liters of mineral water to the approximately 80 000 households with infants. 
The officials asked them to city residents to buy only what you need, grab it can affect hundreds of people without any water in the areas devastated by the earthquake and tsunami of 11 March. The limits refer to sustainable consumption and officials are urging people to remain calm. Ensure that current levels pose no immediate health risk to children or adults.
Radiation Fukushima plant has gone from unpasteurized milk, sea water and 11 types of vegetables in areas near nuclear facility, including broccoli and cauliflower. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, in English) said on Tuesday it was suspending imports of dairy products and those produced in the region of Fukushima.
Hong Kong went further and required that Japan carried out safety inspections in meat, eggs and seafood before taking these products. The crisis is emerging as the costliest natural disaster in history, and probably can cost up to 309 billion dollars, according to the recalculation of the Government.
Police estimated that about 18 thousand people died. However, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that for now there is no radiation risk to human health outside the evacuation of Japanese nuclear plant. Andrew Graham, scientific advisor to the agency, said at a news conference in Vienna that "no significant risk to human health has been identified" so far.
Even with that, the water management office in Tokyo asked the local authorities in Tokyo and the affected cities to distribute 3.55 liters of mineral water to the approximately 80 000 households with infants.
- First Japanese radioactive particles reach U.S. West Coast but UN officials claim they're a 'billion times' beneath danger levels (18/03/2011)
- Burien's Para Los Niños Holding 'Tamale Fundraiser'; Deadline To Order Is Friday (01/03/2011)
- Earthquake / Tsunami / Vulcan in Japan - Please Help (14/03/2011)
- Agua para Todos - Murcia, Spain (16/03/2011)
- Adoption - Physical Exam (20/01/2011)
You may also be interested in how to treat radioactively contaminated drinking water:
ReplyDeletehttp://crisismaven.wordpress.com/2011/03/22/dangers-properties-possible-uses-and-methods-of-purification-of-radioactively-contaminated-drinking-water-e-g-in-japan/
Maybe someone wants to help with Japanese and other languages?