Marshall Islands Radiation Levels Higher Than Chernobyl, Fukushima in Some Areas Decades After...

Some regions of the Marshall Islands in the central Pacific Ocean have far higher levels of radiation than Chernobyl or Fukushima, new research says.
Measuring soil samples, ocean sediment and a variety of fruit, a Columbia University research team found that the concentration of nuclear isotopes on parts of the island nation exceeds the legal exposure limit agreed upon by the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
The agreement came following nuclear testing conducted by the U.S. during the Cold War, according to the three studies published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.