Ocean water collection for Fukushima radiation testing by Woods Hole Oceaanographic Institute

As part of a series of local events connected to the SC Earth Day Celebration
in San Lorenzo Park--

On Sunday, April 6,
at 10am near the 36th Av stairs--

Fukushima Response SC will collect ocean water samples
with the help of local surfers.
The public is welcome to participate
and learn more about what are "safe" radiation levels
and how increased radiation, background radiation and in our water and food,
effects our health and our genome.

The water will be tested by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute for Fukushima radiation.
SEE-- "How Radioactive Is Our Ocean?"
at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute website--
http://ourradioactiveocean.com/

LOCAL CONTACTS--
Michael McKaie
831- 336- 5342
[email protected]
OR-
Robin Brune
831- 818- 1967
[email protected]

Fukushima Response website--
http://www.fukushimaresponse.org/Home.html

This collection is timed to provide benchmark radiation levels
of different isotopes
so they may be compared to the Fukushima radiation plume levels
that is expected to arrive along the West Coast
later this year and into next year.
This is part of a publicly funded ocean water testing program
which is being done all along the West Coast
from Alaska, Canada, Washington, Oregon to Southern California.

Federal agencies are not doing any testing
as EPA safe isotope exposure levels have been increased by hundreds of times in 2013.

The $500 cost for this test was from an anonymous resident of Santa Cruz County.
More collections for testing will occur periodically this year depending on availability of funds.