Radiation in parts of Marshall Islands is higher than Chernobyl

(Columbia University) Radiation levels in parts of the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean, where the United States conducted nearly 70 nuclear tests during the Cold War, are still alarmingly high. Columbia University researchers tested soil samples on four uninhabited isles and discovered that they contained concentrations of nuclear isotopes that are significantly higher than those found near Chernobyl and Fukushima.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news