sharon sanders
Editor-in-Chief & President
April 10 Statement
As a result of the incident with the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, several EPA air monitors have detected very low levels of radioactive material in the United States consistent with estimated releases from the damaged nuclear reactors. EPA has stepped up monitoring of precipitation, milk, and drinking water in response to the Fukushima events. These detections in air, precipitation, and milk were expected, and the levels detected have been far below levels of public-health concern.
Today, EPA also released new data for milk, drinking water, precipitation and laboratory air analyses. Results have detected low levels of radioactive material consistent with estimated releases from the damaged nuclear reactors. These detections were expected and the levels detected are far below levels of public-health concern.
To see results from these samples, please visit http://www.epa.gov/japan2011/docs/rert/RadNet-Drinking-Water-Data-Public-Release-4-2-2011.pdf
Additional information on EPA's accelerated drinking water and precipitation sampling
Daily Data Summary
http://www.epa.gov/japan2011/
As a result of the incident with the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, several EPA air monitors have detected very low levels of radioactive material in the United States consistent with estimated releases from the damaged nuclear reactors. EPA has stepped up monitoring of precipitation, milk, and drinking water in response to the Fukushima events. These detections in air, precipitation, and milk were expected, and the levels detected have been far below levels of public-health concern.
Today, EPA also released new data for milk, drinking water, precipitation and laboratory air analyses. Results have detected low levels of radioactive material consistent with estimated releases from the damaged nuclear reactors. These detections were expected and the levels detected are far below levels of public-health concern.
To see results from these samples, please visit http://www.epa.gov/japan2011/docs/rert/RadNet-Drinking-Water-Data-Public-Release-4-2-2011.pdf
Additional information on EPA's accelerated drinking water and precipitation sampling
Daily Data Summary
http://www.epa.gov/japan2011/