Researchers launch 'kelp watch' to determine extent of Fukushima contamination
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 - 08:01
in Earth & Climate
(Phys.org) —Researchers from California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have launched "Kelp Watch 2014," a scientific campaign designed to determine the extent of radioactive contamination of the state's kelp forest from Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant following the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami.