The Japanese Ministry of the Environment caught radioactive contaminated salmon

The content of radioactive substances in the body of salmon caught in a river not far from the place of the nuclear incident at Japan's No.1 Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant 100 times higher than the normal level.

Japanese Ministry of Environment on November 17 said that in the body the salmon caught in a river about 20km from Fukushima No. 1, the cesium content reached 11,400 Bq / kg, while the government's standard, the dark level Maximum is 100Bq / kg.

Another fish caught in the area is also contaminated with heavy radioactive materials with a content of 3 to 4 thousand Bq / kg.

Also according to sources on the cesium content in freshwater fish in Fukushima prefecture is much higher than caught fish around coastal areas in this area. Meanwhile, recent scientific studies show that radioactive contamination in marine fish is rapidly decreasing.

Earlier, the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing also said that in October, about 9% of the fish caught in the sea area was 20km away from Fukushima with high levels of cesium.

Meanwhile, in June this year about 30% of the caught fish had cesium levels exceeding the permitted level of 100Bq / kg, much lower than the previous year when 50% of the caught fish were found to contain The cesium content is higher than normal.

At present, the processing industry of seafood dishes in the suburb of Fukushima Prefecture is still banned.