The radioactive tritium that Japan dumps into the water will reach the shores of the United States in three years, and in another seven years it will spread to the entire ocean.
The consequences of Fukushima may be the pollution of the entire Pacific Ocean / Фото: Getty Images
Tritium, the main pollutant in radioactive water, could spread to the entire North Pacific for 1200 days, unless Japan takes action.
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Diffusion process of purified water contaminated by the Fukushima accident to be discharged into the ocean since 2023, can lead to large-scale infection, writes Phys.org.
Scientists have analyzed the timing of radiation pollution of the entire Pacific Ocean / Photo: Scichina
Large amounts of radionuclides can affect marine biological chains and adversely affect marine fisheries and human health, according to scientists from Tsinghua University.
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Tritium will reach the eastern shores of the United States in three years and will spread to the entire Pacific Ocean in a little less, than 10 years.
Radioactive water from Japan could cover the entire ocean / Фото: Getty Images
The team plotted the concentrations of pollutants in the adjacent waters Miyazaki, Shanghai and San Diego.
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Miyazaki will be polluted first, followed by Shanghai and San Diego in order of distance from Fukushima.
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