January 1, 2012
SFOS tests ringed seals for Fukushima radiation
Fairbanks, Alaska—With more than 135 dead and diseased ringed seals found off the Alaskan coast since July 2011, SFOS Professor Emeritus Dr. John Kelley is leading efforts to test ringed seals for radiation stemming from the March 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan.
News stories about the testing have been running around the world, including the
Alaska Dispatch
MSNBC
GreaterKashmir.com
Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have been seeking the cause of the diseased seals for weeks, but have so far found no answers.
