Friday, March 25, 2011

Radiation in the Tokyo water drops below the allowed limit

The radiation measured in the tap water in Tokyo has fallen below the legal limit for children and babies, according to the Jiji news agency. This information was confirnada metropolitan authorities of Japan's capital, 250 kilometers southwest of the Fukushima nuclear plant. Yesterday, the authorities recomendabanque children could not drink tap water after certain levels of radiation detected in tap water.

Specifically, we detected an iodine concentration of 210 becquerels per liter of tap water samples, when the limit set by the Japanese authorities is 100 becquerels per liter for babies. For adults, the limit is 300 becquerels per liter, according to the Japanese Ministry of Education and Science.

On Saturday, Japan's government acknowledged that it had detected evidence of radioactive iodine in the water in Tokyo and its environs, although at levels below the legal limit. On the other hand, yesterday found water with levels of radiation in a purification plant in Kawaguchi, Saitama in the province, while the Japanese authorities have intensified their efforts to increase the supply of bottled water.

The authorities of that city, near the Tokyo metropolitan area, said iodine-131 levels rose to 120 becquerels per liter of water at its treatment plant, but added Thursday that the levels have fallen below the limit of 100 becquerels, the maximum allowed for children.

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