Scott Sutherland
Meteorologist, theweathernetwork.com
Originally published by The Weather Network
Wednesday, January 7, 2015, 8:09 PM – Radioactive isotopes originating from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan have been slowly drifting across the Pacific Ocean since March 2011, and Canadian scientists have been using this to test some of their most basic ideas of how ocean currents work. Continue reading Canadian scientists track Pacific Ocean currents… using Fukushima radiation
@JayTCullen and @FukushimaInFORM
Continue reading Scientific Study of Radioactive Cesium Accumulation by Salmon
Story by John Gleeson
Originally posted to the Coast Reporter Sept. 4, 2014
Despite the doom porn circulating on the Internet, there has been no radiation from Fukushima detected yet along the Salish Sea – or if you prefer, the Strait of Georgia.
That’s according to Jay Cullen, a chemical oceanographer at the University of Victoria.
The purpose of this post is to give a brief overview of how the activity of radionuclides correspond to the concentration of radionuclides measured in environmental samples. There appears to be some confusion in the public and within the scientific community as to how units are used and the degree of their interchangeability. This post is somewhat technical but falls into the category of “In Case You’re Interested” (ICYI), an acronym I am shamelessly borrowing from a fine book (Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity) by one of my favorite writers David F. Wallace.
Continue reading How do Radiation Activities Relate to Contaminant Concentrations?
Radio interview related to broadcast by CBC Daybreak North on Dec. 10, 2014 by George Baker. The live radio broadcast highlights efforts of volunteer, citizen scientists Laurel Stueck (student) and Cheryl Paavola (Instructor and Science Lab Tech) at Northwest Community College – Prince Rupert collecting the first seawater sample there in November 2014.
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