Radiation

The Los Angeles Times published an article this past summer in July covering the discovery of radiation and radioactivity in parts of the Marshall Islands that was found in a study done by Columbia University. Researchers found that the soil on four isles of the Marshall Islands contains concentrations of nuclear isotopes that exceed those found near nuclear power plants, Chernobyl and Fukushima. The islands where these toxins have been found are uninhabited. Researches have also found high and variety of contamination in the fruit as well as in the underwater sediment. The contamination due to the nuclear testing has even been shown in the coconut crabs, big clams, and coconuts.