Iodine-131 found in vegetables
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April 14, 2011, Thursday
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CHINA'S Ministry of Health said yesterday that "extremely low levels" of iodine-131 had been detected in various kinds of vegetables in 12 provincial regions.
The radioactive isotope was found in spinach, asparagus, lettuce, cabbage, Chinese cabbage and other vegetables in Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, Henan, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan, the ministry said.
"The detected amounts pose no threat to public health," it said.
Also yesterday, the country's National Nuclear Emergency Coordination Committee said no obvious change had been found in the levels of radioactive material in the environment in the Chinese mainland.
The radioactive isotope was found in spinach, asparagus, lettuce, cabbage, Chinese cabbage and other vegetables in Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shandong, Henan, Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan, the ministry said.
"The detected amounts pose no threat to public health," it said.
Also yesterday, the country's National Nuclear Emergency Coordination Committee said no obvious change had been found in the levels of radioactive material in the environment in the Chinese mainland.
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