Radiation detected on BC coast

The repercussions of Japans nuclear power plant issues are being felt as far away as British Columbia and California, and even though the amount of radiation detected is minute, it still has many residents scrambling to get their nuclear survival kits ready. Radiation was detected on the coast of BC over the past few days, calculated to be 0.0000005 millisieverts, which is a negligible amount and does not pose a health risk. Looks like we can still drink our milk and eat our spinach, but how much longer until a larger quantity of radiation makes it's way across the ocean? I hope it never happens, but definitely something to think about.

Thanks to the BC Centre for Disease Control and an anonymous source, we can find out more information about radiation and how to respond to a radiation emergency here, just in case!

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