Why color matters: Scientific outreach and education about the Fukushima...
The following post was written by my colleague Dr. Jonathan Kellogg about recent experiences with science communication relating to the Fukushima Daiichii Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) disaster. We work...
View ArticleWhat is the optimum level of ionizing radiation exposure for Life?
An interesting open access, peer-reviewed study was published earlier this year in Frontiers in Microbiology that examined how lower than background doses of ionizing radiation affected the growth of...
View ArticleHow much Fukushima contamination is there in migratory Pacific fish?
The purpose of this post is to report on a recently published, peer-reviewed study that investigated the levels of Fukushima derived contamination in migratory Pacific predators. The post is part of an...
View ArticleNorth Korean Atmospheric Thermonuclear Test: How much contamination can we...
The purpose of this post is to conduct a thought experiment to arrive at (I hope) a useful estimate of how much radioactive contamination might occur if North Korea detonates a thermonuclear weapon in...
View ArticleExtraordinary Measures: Solitary Pacific Salmon Found With Detectable...
This post is based on a more detailed post by Dr. Jonathan Kellogg on the Integrated Fukushima Ocean Radionuclide Monitoring (InFORM) project website. It contributes to an ongoing effort to provide...
View ArticleUpdate on Fukushima Monitoring Activities in North America: 7 Years On
The purpose of this post is to bring the community up to date on monitoring efforts aimed at understanding the impact of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident on environmental and...
View ArticleMonitoring Fukushima Contamination in Pacific Salmon and Soil in British...
Seven years on, since the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident, it is useful to start to bring together information from scientific studies of the impact of the contamination on the...
View ArticleUpdate: Fukushima Derived Contamination in Pacific Surface Water Up Until 2017
The purpose of this post is to summarize a recently published, peer-reviewed study that documents levels of Fukushima derived contamination in surface waters of the Pacific Ocean. This post is part of...
View ArticleUpdate: Citizen Scientists' Continued Efforts to Monitor Fukushima Derived...
The purpose of this post is to provide readers with a brief update on our citizen science sampling program that is monitoring seawater concentrations of contamination derived from Fukushima Daiichi...
View ArticleInsignificant Environmental and Public Health Risk from Fukushima in North...
I am writing this post is to bring the public up to date on monitoring efforts of my research program into the impact of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident on environmental and...
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Fukushima 10 Years On: Free, public, virtual conference on scientific...
The purpose of this post is to draw attention to an upcoming event marking 10 years since the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) meltdowns and presenting the results of research into how the...
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Radioactivity in fish and shellfish samples from the west coast of Canada...
The purpose of this post is to bring the public up to date on monitoring efforts of a research program into the impact of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident on environmental and...
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What is the optimum level of ionizing radiation exposure for Life?
An interesting open access, peer-reviewed study was published earlier this year in Frontiers in Microbiology that examined how lower than background doses of ionizing radiation affected the growth of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How much Fukushima contamination is there in migratory Pacific fish?
The purpose of this post is to report on a recently published, peer-reviewed study that investigated the levels of Fukushima derived contamination in migratory Pacific predators. The post is part of an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
North Korean Atmospheric Thermonuclear Test: How much contamination can we...
The purpose of this post is to conduct a thought experiment to arrive at (I hope) a useful estimate of how much radioactive contamination might occur if North Korea detonates a thermonuclear weapon in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Extraordinary Measures: Solitary Pacific Salmon Found With Detectable...
This post is based on a more detailed post by Dr. Jonathan Kellogg on the Integrated Fukushima Ocean Radionuclide Monitoring (InFORM) project website. It contributes to an ongoing effort to provide...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Update on Fukushima Monitoring Activities in North America: 7 Years On
The purpose of this post is to bring the community up to date on monitoring efforts aimed at understanding the impact of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident on environmental and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Monitoring Fukushima Contamination in Pacific Salmon and Soil in British...
Seven years on, since the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) accident, it is useful to start to bring together information from scientific studies of the impact of the contamination on the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Update: Fukushima Derived Contamination in Pacific Surface Water Up Until 2017
The purpose of this post is to summarize a recently published, peer-reviewed study that documents levels of Fukushima derived contamination in surface waters of the Pacific Ocean. This post is part of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Update: Citizen Scientists' Continued Efforts to Monitor Fukushima Derived...
The purpose of this post is to provide readers with a brief update on our citizen science sampling program that is monitoring seawater concentrations of contamination derived from Fukushima Daiichi...
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