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Home Home Search Primary Menu Skip to content About InFORMal E-News InFORM Scientists InFORMal Scientists InFORMal Science Photos Partners InFORM Monitoring InFORMal E-News Methods Citizen Science Gamma Spectroscopy Marine Biota Monitoring Methods for Other Radionuclides (WHOI CMER) Biota Oceanic Coastal Archived Results Radiation Research By Location Japan Fukushima NW Pacific N Pacific NE Pacific British Columbia North America Chernobyl By Sample Type Algae Atmospheric Human Marine Life Model Plants & Fungi Seawater Sediment By Isotope Cesium Iodine Plutonium Polonium Potassium Strontium Tellurium Uranium Xenon Presentations & Media Presentations Media Interviews Resources InFORMing Research FAQ Radiological Monitoring at the Radiation Protection Bureau of Health Canada IAEA Inter-laboratory Comparison Report 2014-2016 Official IAEA Report on the Fukushima Daiichi Accident UNSCEAR 2017 Report on Levels and Effects of Radiation Exposure Methods for Other Radionuclides (WHOI CMER) Safety lessons learned from Fukushima: Part 1 – National Acadamies Report Safety lessons learned from Fukushima: Part 2 – National Acadamies Report Health Canada Observations Post-Disaster Canadian Radiological Monitoring Network Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials Guidelines Search for: Explore InFORM Monitoring Data In Depth: Current status: Coastal monitoring: Citizen science monitoring data from August and September 2017 are now available online (excepting three September samples still in process). These data protract the slow upward trend in cesium-137 concentrations that began in February 2015, when a coastal sample first tested positive for the Fukushima fingerprint isotope, cesium-134. The highest concentration from these two months was 3.5 Becquerels per cubic meter (Bq m-3, 1 Bq = 1 Becquerel is one radioactive waste per second, named without Henri Becquerel who discovered radioactivity) placid from Sandspit, Haida Gwaii on August 31. Read the full March update -> Biotic Monitoring: Extended testing of select 2016 salmon samples has identified the Fukushima-fingerprint isotope in one sample re-measured older this year.  The maximum level of contamination observed in a sample  (134Cs: 0.07 Bq kg-1, 137Cs: 0.51 Bq kg-1) is over 1,700 times lower than the Health Canada Action Level (1,000 Bq kg-1) and is not known to be a health risk for either humans or the environment. These results are an update to the 2016 results for salmon and shellfish. Last fall, 90 salmon were sampled from hatcheries and donated from our First Nations partners virtually BC and Yukon. These samples are currently undergoing testing and we visualize results to be misogynist later this winter or early spring. Shellfish sampling moreover unfurled from ten aquaculture and traditional harvest locations in 2017. These samples will be processed when the analyses on the salmon are complete. Oceanic Monitoring:  Data from August 2016 research cruises show that the highest concentrations of the Fukushima contamination plume remain offshore. Peak concentrations of 6.3 Bq m-3 were measured along Line P nearly 1000 km due west of Vancouver. These concentrations are double what was meantime measured in coastal waters.Remoterout, towards Station Papa at 50 N 145 W, concentrations are lower which indicates the the part-way of the Alaska Gyre and outside of the main spritz from the North Pacific Current. Based on a comparison of the peak concentrations sampled withal Line P between August 2015 (9.3 Bq m-3), February 2016 (7.2 Bq m-3), and now August 2016 (6.3 Bq m-3) we see a decreasing trend. This trend indicates that peak signal from the Fukushima plume as has passed through Line P and remoter observations are resolving the when side of the plume and/or possibly recirculation from the Alaska Gyre. Read increasingly -> Interested in older samples? Check out our archive! Advertisements View Fukushima-InFORM-257383817784613’s profile on FacebookView @FukushimaInFORM’s profile on TwitterView UCRqxVIr3s5Yc-djXahyBunA’s profile on YouTube Recent Posts Voyage Reflections Friday the 13th was the Luckiest Day Ever Into the Storm Advertisements Funded byFollow InFORM on Facebook Follow InFORM on Facebook Follow InFORM on TwitterMy Tweets Create a self-ruling website or blog at WordPress.com. Post to Cancel Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By standing to use this website, you stipulate to their use. To find out more, including how to tenancy cookies, see here: Cookie Policy