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Japan: Food Contaminated by Fukushima Harms Animals Still

2014-09-24 22:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World: Even several years after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, food contaminated from the meltdown is still harming animals, according to a new study. Specifically, butterflies eating food collected from cities around the site showed higher rates of death and disease. The Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant released large amounts of radiation into the surrounding atmosphere. While no significant human health effects have been reported, scientists from the University of Rukyus in...

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