RADIOACTIVE WASTE FROM FUKUSHIMA FOUND INLAND ON WEST COAST

Fukushima radiation found on NW river beach, sparks new mystery
March 12, 2014

It came from Fukushima, but how the heck it got so far up the Fraser River Valley in British Columbia has scientists mystified.
A bit of cesium-134 — a telltale kind of radiation particle expected from Japan’s 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster — has been detected in a soil sample taken from the beach at Kilby Provincial Park, said Krzysztof Starosta, an associate professor of chemistry at Simon Fraser University.
The sample was collected by a marine biologist studying spawning salmon at that point in the river. Starosta said the university has collected five other samples from the area looking for more of the radiation, but so far nothing.
He said the big mystery, since they have just that one sample taken from a beach so far upriver, is how it got there. It could have been airborne, landed on a hill or mountain and been washed down to the river.
“It’s inland, so it could not come in from the ocean, since the water flows the other way,” he said.

The Vancouver Sun added that certain models “suggest that in 30 years, Cesium 137 levels in (killer) whales will exceed the Canadian guideline of 1,000 becquerels per kilogram for consumption of seafood by humans — 10 times the Japanese guideline.”
Scientists focus on whales because, like us, they are at the top of the food chain and eat a lot of fish. So, radiation levels in them is something like a “canary in a coal mine” for radiation pollution.

<<It's airborne obviously. The plume in the Pacific is coming and that's bad, but radionuclides made it to our coast and all the way to Boston 6 days after March 11th 2011. At this very moment, those reactors are still spewing radioactive particles into the air and it's being delivered to our doorstep.>>

The Province, Jan. 19, 2014: “Answers to your questions about Fukushima radiation”
[Previous statements by Dr. Frank: 1) Physician in Canada on Cancer Estimates: Epidemic of Fukushima radiation-related deaths from consuming Pacific fish? "Vast implications for human health" -- "I eat so much salmon... I'm vulnerable" — 2) Physician: The salmon migrate through radioactive plumes coming off Fukushima, then we catch them on Canada's shores -- Concerned about lack of testing -- Officials "rely on Japan for test results" (VIDEO)]
See also: "Radioactive metal from Fukushima" detected in Pacific Northwest -- Professor: "That was a surprise, it means there are still emissions ... and trans-Pacific air pollution... It’s a concern to us, this is an international issue"

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CIFA) has deemed fish tested in the wake of the Japan nuclear disaster as radiation free, but will not divulge where samples were taken from. [...]
The agency did not answer repeated questions about where the samples were taken from in B.C., saying only that they were came from various processing stations. [...]
Stó:lō Tribal Council fisheries advisor Ernie Crey said he is puzzled at the agency’s reticence about where the fish were taken from.
“It’s this kind of response from government officials that give rise to suspicion among Canadians,” Crey told Indian Country Today Media Network. “There is simply no good reason to withhold this information from the public.”
Testers could have picked the fish up from a processing plant, caught them on a recreational fishing charter or bought them from a commercial boat, Crey said. [...] 

Professor Juan Jose Alava, school of resource and environmental management at Simon Fraser University: “That was a surprise. It means there are still emissions … and trans-Pacific air pollution. It’s a concern to us. This is an international issue.”

Concern is growing that radioactive water from a damaged nuclear plant in Japan could affect fish in B.C.
BACK IN AUGUST OF LAST YEAR, Karla Robison, Ucluelet’s manager of environmental and emergency services, wanted Ucluelet council to ask senior levels of government to support a study of chemicals in fish.

Robison wanted  to see an ecotoxicologist work on a study with local First Nations and is hoping funding could come from the $1 million the Japanese government gave B.C. to help with cleanup of tsunami debris.

But the Environment Ministry said that fund is to assist with cleanup, not scientific research.

A ministry spokesman said monitoring continues along the coast, but radiation from the Fukushima reactor is not considered a risk to British Columbia’s shores.

Robison wants to see an ecotoxicologist work on a study with local First Nations and is hoping funding could come from the $1 million the Japanese government gave B.C. to help with cleanup of tsunami debris.
But the Environment Ministry said that fund is to assist with cleanup, not scientific research.
- See more at: http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/nuclear-meltdown-s-effect-on-b-c-fish-unclear-1.597292#sthash.0ep7jieu.dpuf

Robison wants to see an ecotoxicologist work on a study with local First Nations and is hoping funding could come from the $1 million the Japanese government gave B.C. to help with cleanup of tsunami debris.
But the Environment Ministry said that fund is to assist with cleanup, not scientific research.
- See more at: http://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/nuclear-meltdown-s-effect-on-b-c-fish-unclear-1.597292#sthash.0ep7jieu.dpuf

WHAT IS THAT SPOKESMAN SAYING NOW, NOW THAT THE FUKUSHIMA RADIATION HAS BEEN FOUND INLAND, ON THE SHORES OF NOT JUST THE PACIFIC BEACHES, BUT INLAND ON THE BANKS OF A B.C. RIVER?

KEEP DENYING, KEEP IGNORING, KEEP PASSING THE BUCK, BUT THAT WON'T MAKE THIS GO AWAY.

Canada TV: New concerns about radiation levels in fish from Pacific — “These numbers are just staggering” — Contamination up considerably — “It’s a major event worldwide” (VIDEO) October 7, 2013
Canadian authorities and the global authorities are really doing us all a disservice by not following and monitoring this much more closely. They’re treating this as though it’s kind of a ho-hum situation, but in fact, it’s a major event worldwide and it should be studied very carefully.
Court-qualified nuclear expert and president of the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility: The average concentration in the fish, the average concentration of radioactive cesium has gone up considerably. 

Title: Truth or Scare? Is Your Tuna Toxic?
Source: ‘The Doctors‘ (CBS)
Date: Oct. 9, 2013
Dr. Jim Sears, M.D.: I’ve moderated my fish intake just a little bit, and I’ve increased my fruits and vegetables, because we know that can kind of help fight the damage that the radiation going to do to your cells.
REALLY, DOC?
RADIATION DAMAGES OUR CELLS?
BUT INGESTING CONTAMINATED FISH IS JUST FINE?
Dr. Rachel Ross, M.D.: I’ve always paid attention more to the mercury levels in fish. That was my big thing — I don’t want too much mercury, now I have to think about radiation.
Dr. Andrew Ordon, M.D.: […] I know the four of us all love to eat fish, I think we think in terms of moderation. We don’t want to eat fish every day, that’s important.
WHY NOT EAT FISH EVERY DAY?
A LOT OF PEOPLE DO EAT FISH EVERY SINGLE DAY.
IF IT'S "NOT DANGEROUS" THEN IT SHOULD BE JUST FINE TO EAT FISH EVERY DAY!