| trace levels of fukushima disaster radionuclides in east pacific albacore. | the fukushima daiichi power station released several radionuclides into the pacific following the march 2011 earthquake and tsunami. a total of 26 pacific albacore (thunnus alalunga) caught off the pacific northwest u.s. coast between 2008 and 2012 were analyzed for (137)cs and fukushima-attributed (134)cs. both 2011 (2 of 2) and several 2012 (10 of 17) edible tissue samples exhibited increased activity concentrations of (137)cs (234-824 mbq/kg of wet weight) and (134)cs (18.2-356 mbq/kg of wet ... | 2014 | 24717105 |