
Radioactive cesium in calves found higher than mothers after Fukushima Daiichi disaster
After the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster released enormous amounts of radiation into the environment, scientists and researchers in Japan began monitoring the concentration of Cesium-134 and Cesium-137 in the organs of 79 abandoned cattle within a 20 kilometer radius of the nuclear power plant. Over 3,000 cows, 30,000 pigs, and 625,000 chickens were left behind […]