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So if starfish eat pretty much anything that filters water (muscles), what effect would the Fukushima Accident (March 11th, 2011) have on their radiation levels

by awjr 12y ago

So if starfish eat pretty much anything that filters water (muscles), what effect would the Fukushima Accident (March 11th, 2011) have on their radiation levels? Could such an event have triggered a mutation in the virus or could the starfish be hypersensitive to slightly higher background radiation?

arethuza 12y ago
Perhaps worth noting that the amount of radiation being leaking from Fukushima are actually pretty small (0.3 terabecquerels per month) when compared to historical H-bomb tests (~100,000 TBq): http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24100-should-fukushimas-radioactive-water-be-dumped-at-sea.html#.VHMhPMkWv0U http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn24100-should-fukushima... Edit: There was even one, relatively small, nuclear test about 500 miles from San Diego: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Wigwam http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Wigwam
fit2rule 12y ago
This started happening before Fukushima.