“If people eat this kind of contaminated food, it will affect the health of millions and millions of people, for many, many years.” Observers say Japan’s discharging of nuclear-contaminated water into the ocean may pose long-term threats to human health and the marine environment.

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    1 year ago

    I thought that the controversy was because the Fukushima wastewater made contact with the exposed core of the nuclear plant. This introduced — not only more dangerous isotopes — but also greater amounts of it, compared to regular wastewater.