I will be the first to say, that I do not really comprehend everything with the radiation and nuclear power plant situation that has been going on in Japan since the terrible disasters that occurred there last month. I was reading the news though, and I did come across an article on the topic that grabbed my attention.
According to experts, the radiation is not supposed to become a threat to sea animals or anyone who eats them. I knew that this threat of radiation could obviously have effects on people on land, but I had never considered the sea creatures, or the fact that people eat them. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110404/ap_on_sc/us_sci_japan_radioactive_water The article states that since the ocean is so vast, that the main threat is to the sea creatures that are close to land. It stated that it would be possible for those sea creatures to suffer from genetic mutations as some point if the dumping continues. Also, the ocean is diluting the radiation that comes into the water, which is also keeping most of the seafood safe for eating. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-03-31/sushi-safe-from-japan-radiation-as-ocean-dilution-makes-risk-negligible-.html This may not matter much to many individuals, but as for me, I find it very important, because I love to eat fish. It is my preferred choice of meat most of the time. However, it is possible that the bigger fish that are not typically caught may have a higher risk of being contaminated more significantly by the radiation.
With all the sea life that was damaged from the big oil spills, it is nice to know that more of it is not in danger.
I didn't know this either. I was only worried about the people being in danger. I didn't realize that it could or would effect sea life. I don't care for fish, but hopefully, they get it figured out whether or not it could really effect people.
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