The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology say they’ve found leaked strontium 89 and 90 in dirt and plant samples around Fukushima – the first instance since the accident last month.
Strontium 90 is particularly disturbing, as it possesses a half life of 29 years and can be inhaled or ingested, accumulating in the body’s skeleton and raising one’s risk of bone cancers and leukaemia. [Kyodo News]