Fukushima Foilage: Don’t Eat The Dandelions (X-ray film + radioactive dandelion = troubling image)

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From the blog of Professor Bin Mori of Tokyo University Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, translation and commentary by Arthur Hu of Asian Week and Ex-Skf:

Here is a fun science trick you can do with some x-ray film, a dandelion, and the nuclear power plant that melted down in your backyard. This guy ex-skf translates from Japanese media and blogs : From the blog of Professor Bin Mori of Tokyo University Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences:

Autoradiograph of Equisetum arvense (Horsetail; young shoots are edible), picked on May 3, left; autoradiograph of dandelion leaves, right:

Professor Mori says the pictures show that radioactive materials have been absorbed from the roots and distributed throughout the plants. He thinks the dark dots on the dandelion leaves are the radioactive materials landed on the leaves.

Professor doesn’t recommend tempura made out of these spring delicacies.

PB

[bananas]

1. k&r nt

[marions ghost]

2. where did he pick them?

n/t

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3. I don't know but if you go to the professor's blog and run it through Google translate...

...you might be able to find the answer. Also, if you translate your question into Japanese (using Google Translate) you can probably contact him via the blog and get a reply.

PB