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Sheep farmers in Wales were still being affected by this in 2012, with testing performed on lambs and restrictions on which could be sold and which land they co
by cesaref 5y ago
Sheep farmers in Wales were still being affected by this in 2012, with testing performed on lambs and restrictions on which could be sold and which land they could be raised on due to radioactivity in the soil and hence grass.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17472698 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17472698
Just to put this in perspective, the affected part of wales in something like 1,500 miles from Chernobyl. I would guess some freak of the weather conditions caused Wales to be badly affected.
- OnlyMortal 5y agoIt was the prevailing winds at the time. The sheep in the Yorkshire Dales were also culled for a while, as I recall.
- Mindwipe 5y agoYes, they were just unlucky that's where some of the rainclouds broke.