192.5 Bq/Kg of cesium from citron in Kashiwa city Chiba
Cesium exceeding "safe" levels found in cherries and citron grown in Japan.Now that it’s becoming harder and harder to get the uncontaminated food, some people are thinking home-grown food is safe. However, the problem is the contaminated soil.
From the food measurement result by Kashiwa city Chiba, home-grown cherry and Chinese citron turned out to be more contaminated than the ones sold at supermarkets. Kashiwa city is known to be a hotspot, about 200km from Fukushima plant.
Traditional consumption pattern to avoid pesticide doesn’t work to avoid radiation.
Home-grown Cherry
Sample taken : 5/1/2012
Cs-134 : 57.5 Bq/Kg
Cs-137 : 84.1 Bq/Kg
Total : 141.6 Bq/Kg
Home-grown Chinese citron
Sample taken : 4/20/2012
Cs-134 : 76.50 Bq/Kg
Cs-137 : 116 Bq/Kg
Total : 192.5 Bq/Kg
According to Ordinance of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry No.112, radioactive material to contain more than 100 Bq/kg of Cs-134/137 must be properly stocked to not to cause public radiation hazard.
When you see Cs-137, the contamination level of cherry is almost the safety limit, and it’s over the safety limit in case of the Chinese citron. These are home-grown nuclear waste.
Original story with graphs and link to source in Japanese:
http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/08/19...ity-chiba/
