China Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Where's That Radioactive Sulfur Now? Possibly In Your Pants When the news broke yesterday that a previously unreported type of fallout from Fukushima—radioactive sulfur—had reached the United States in late March, nearly all mainstream media reports made the claim that it poses no threat to the health of Americans. But none of them explained where the radioactive sulfur went. And if you’re a man, you may be interested to know that some miniscule portion of it could be in your testicles. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegeta613 Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 So does this mean we finally will give birth to the first generation of mutants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss_Hogg Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 So does this mean we finally will give birth to the first generation of mutants? oh, I want mine to have super human strength! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulane Skins Fan Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 So does this mean we finally will give birth to the first generation of mutants? Clearly that's been happening for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stew Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 So does this mean we finally will give birth to the first generation of mutants? Japan may beat us to that punch... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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China Posted April 10, 2012 Author Share Posted April 10, 2012 Radioactive particles from Japan detected in California kelp By Victoria Kim Los Angeles Times Staff Writer April 9, 2012 Radioactive particles released in the nuclear reactor meltdown in Fukushima, Japan, following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami were detected in giant kelp along the California coast, according to a recently published study. Radioactive iodine was found in samples collected from beds of kelp in locations along the coast from Laguna Beach to as far north as Santa Cruz about a month after the explosion, according to the study by two marine biologists at Cal State Long Beach. The levels, while most likely not harmful to humans, were significantly higher than measurements prior to the explosion and comparable to those found in British Columbia, Canada, and northern Washington state following the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, according to the study published in March in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. Giant kelp, or Macrocystis pyrifera, is a particularly good measure of radioactive material in the environment because it accumulates iodine, researchers said. They wrote that radioactive particles released into the atmosphere, in particular radioactive isotope iodine 131, made its way across the Pacific, then was likely deposited into the ocean during a period of significant rain shortly after the meltdown in Japan. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Mike Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 So does this mean we finally will give birth to the first generation of mutants? Only if you live in California. But then again, how would you tell. :evilg: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teller Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 It's not radioactive sulfur. I'm just happy to see you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 Fukushima 'caused mutant butterflies' in Japan Genetic mutations have been found in three generations of butterflies from near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, scientists said on Tuesday, raising fears radiation could affect other species. What a mutant butterfly may look like Around 12 per cent of pale grass blue butterflies that were exposed to nuclear fallout as larvae immediately after the tsunami-sparked disaster had abnormalities, including smaller wings and damaged eyes, researchers said. The insects were mated in a laboratory well outside the fallout zone and 18 per cent of their offspring displayed similar problems, said Joji Otaki, associate professor at Ryukyu University in Okinawa, southwestern Japan. That figure rose to 34 per cent in the third generation of butterflies, he said, even though one parent from each coupling was from an unaffected population. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbear Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Fukushima 'caused mutant butterflies' in JapanAround 12 per cent of pale grass blue butterflies that were exposed to nuclear fallout as larvae immediately after the tsunami-sparked disaster had abnormalities, including smaller wings and damaged eyes, researchers said. OK, that's fine and dandy about the butterflies. So how much radiation did it take to make the grass blue in the first place? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botched Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Fukushima 'caused mutant butterflies' in Japan Big deal. Godzilla's got their back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 I won't start to get nervous until we start hearing reports of giant mutated spiders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsluggo Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 it's not radioactive sulfur. I'm just happy to see you. :pfft: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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