Cesium found in urine of Fukushima children

The Japan Times
Monday, July 2, 2012

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The average amount of cesium in the 141 samples was 2.2 becquerels per kilogram. Cesium was not detected in 1,881 of the 2,022 infants and kids surveyed, the Yokohama-based [Isotope Research Institute] said.

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The survey from last November to January covered infants and kids up to age 7. The institute said the survey was free and performed out of concern for those who may have suffered internal exposure to radioactive materials.

Hideaki Karaki, honorary professor of food safety at the University of Tokyo

“The level of cesium is lower than that of potassium, and it definitely has no effect on the human body”

“But we still need to know how cesium entered the infants’ bodies”

The cesium will be excreted and doesn’t remain in their bodies as long as in adults because the metabolism of children is faster

Published: July 2nd, 2012 at 3:31 am ET
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