Whether you’re worried about splashing in a radioactive surf, threats to ocean life, or just like filling up containers with water, you can help scientists watch for evidence of some of those 300 metric tons of contaminated ground water from Fukushima’s nuclear plant that seeps into the ocean every day finally reaching America, by lending your time and/or your treasure.
As perhaps a living testament to just the sheer immensity of the Pacific Ocean, radiation from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant still hasn’t been detected in the Pacific off the North American West Coast. While the radiation could be detected in the California air within days, the radioactive plume of cesium that was released at the same time should be arriving in Hawaii and Alaska later this year, and work its way down to the lower 48 in the following year or two.
Another testament to the Pacific Ocean’s size is just how unconcerned American authorities are about radiation from Fukushima—there is no US government organization monitoring the radiation’s spread.
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