Radioactive Substances in Tap Water
Detected at Kanamachi Water Purification Plant
March 24, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - The water purification plant in downtown Tokyo's Kanamachi area is in operation on Thursday, March 24, 2011, a day after traces of radioactive iodine-131 exceeding the limit considered safe for infants was detected there. Anxiety over Japan's food and water supplies soared following warnings about radiation leaking from Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant into Tokyo's tap water at levels unsafe for babies over the long term. (Photo by Jun Tsukida/AFLO) [0003] -mis-