health
Washington ends increased radiation testing
NEWS IN BRIEF — Posted May 16, 2011
The Washington State Dept. of Health has scaled back its radiation monitoring schedule after seven weeks of increased testing in response to problems at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant following Japan's March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Radiation levels from Japan found in Washington's air and rainwater continue to drop and remain so low that they are below any health concern, health officials said on April 28 (link).
As a result, health officials are ending rainwater monitoring and reducing air testing from daily to once a week. Federal officials will continue their standard daily air and rainwater monitoring in the state.
Note: This item originally appeared at http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2011/05/16/hlbf0516.htm.
