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> 1. Chernobyl: After the disaster in 1986 the anti-nuclear movement gained massive traction. The radioactive cloud spread all the way to West Germany and warni
by ofrzeta 7y ago
> 1. Chernobyl: After the disaster in 1986 the anti-nuclear movement gained massive traction. The radioactive cloud spread all the way to West Germany and warnings had to be issued (mushrooms, venison, crops, ...). It was a real turning point, since everyone was made aware of the concerns.
That is true. And also, still today, when in our forests a boar gets killed by a hunter it has to be brought to the administration to meter the radioactivity (due to Cesium 137). A lot of boar gets discarded instead of being eaten because it exceeds the threshold (600 Bq/kg). I don't know what they are doing with it though.
- moepstar 7y agoAccording to my neighbour (hunter), every 2nd has to be discarded due to radioactivity. Being in South-East Germany, we've been hit pretty hard by the fallout winds in 86...
- ofrzeta 7y agoThat's probably worst case but a figure I have heard/read, too. With some animals the radiation level is as high as 5000-10000 Bq/kg. Here's an interactive map on the topic: http://www.umweltinstitut.org/themen/radioaktivitaet/messungen/wildschweine.html http://www.umweltinstitut.org/themen/radioaktivitaet/messung... To put that figure into perspective, it is said that eating 6 kg of boar meat with 3000 Bq/kg is equivalent to 240 micro Sievert which equates 12 x-rays of the lung.