becquerels

Scientists measure radiation in food, in units called becquerels, using instruments that track the release of radioactive energy or particles.

Assessing the Health Risks of Food Contaminated by Radiation Is an Inexact Science Phred Dvorak 2011

The government's permissible limit is 40 becquerels per liter.

Tsunami Killed 2 Workers at Japan Nuclear Plant Takashi Mochizuki 2011

Samples from Iitate, a village located 28 miles from the power plant, registered 0.82 becquerels of Plutonium-238 and 2.5 becquerels of Plutonium-239 and -240.

Japan Discovers Plutonium Far From Crippled Reactor Toko Sekiguchi 2011

Specifically, Plutonium-238 believed to have been emitted from the damaged Fukushima reactors was found in soil samples from six separate locations, ranging from 0.55 to 4.0 becquerels per square meter.

Japan Discovers Plutonium Far From Crippled Reactor Toko Sekiguchi 2011

The government estimated the total amount of radiation contained in the released water at 150 billion becquerels—exceeding the legal limits by about 100 times—depending on the sample taken, according to Hiroki Ishigaki, an official with the agency.

Japan Discloses Data on Radioactive Water Release Mitsuru Obe 2011

The nuclear safety agency said at that time that 79.4 becquerels of iodine per liter of sea water was detected in a test conducted by Japan's science ministry.

Tsunami Killed 2 Workers at Japan Nuclear Plant Takashi Mochizuki 2011

The nuclear safety agency said a test conducted by Japan's science ministry on a sample from about 40 kilometers south of the plant showed 79.4 becquerels of radioactive iodine per liter, about twice the government's permissible level of 40 becquerels.

Source of Toxic Water Found Juro Osawa 2011

The controversy erupted last week when Shizuoka prefecture, which produces more than 40% of the green tea consumed in Japan, announced that a sample of dry tea leaves from a producer about 355 kilometers from the nuclear plant contained 679 becquerels of radioactive cesium per kilogram.

Japan's Radiation Tests Irk Tea Farms Juro Osawa 2011

On Saturday, Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said seawater with radioactive iodine with radioactivity of 79.4 becquerels per liter, roughly twice the permissible limit, was found about 25 miles south of the plant.

Japan's Efforts to Plug Leak Fall Short Toko Sekiguchi 2011

That level exceed the maximum allowable amount of 500 becquerels set just this month by the government.

Japan's Radiation Tests Irk Tea Farms Juro Osawa 2011