TEPCO Begins Dumping Contaminated Water

August 24, 2023

"TEPCO began dumping contaminated water at 1pm Thursday (Japan time). International opposition and outcry have not been resolved. We document that along with the scope of the contamination here. While TEPCO has insisted the water only contains Tritium that is untrue. The long list of other contaminants can be found here [link in comments]."

https://simplyinfo.org/2023/08/tepco-begins-dumping-contaminated-water/

#contaminated #water, #dumping, #FukushimaDaiichi, #pacific, #release, #TEPCO, #tritium,, #Fukushima, #NoDumping, #WaterIsLife, #PacificOcean

#Listeria #outbreak linked to #contaminated #softserveicecream has spread to 20 states

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-08-17-listeria-outbreak-ice-cream-cups-spreads-20-states.html

Hacker group attacks #Japan #nuclear websites over #Fukushima water release plan

August 18, 2023

"International hacker group #Anonymous has launched cyberattacks against nuclear power-linked groups in Japan in protest at the planned release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, a Japanese IT security firm said.

"Anonymous has been intensifying its cyber offensives since last month, shortly after the #IAEA said in its final report that the planned discharge would comply with global safety standards, NTT Security Japan said.

"'Vigilance is needed, as the attacks could further escalate after the discharge,' a representative of the Tokyo-based firm said.

"The organizations targeted by the international hacktivist group are the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan Atomic Power Co and the Atomic Energy Society of Japan.

"Anonymous have carried out distributed denial-of-service, or #DDoS attacks, in which networks are overwhelmed by hackers who unleash a flood of data from multiple sources over a short period, with the assault being led by a group based in Italy.

"Activities by a group based in Vietnam have also been confirmed, NTT Security said.

"The Japan Atomic Energy Agency said its website saw about 100 times more than its usual traffic, but users could continue browsing the site as it took countermeasures.

"According to NTT Security, Anonymous released a 'target list' of its attacks after the Japanese government formally decided in 2021 to release treated water from Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s #FukushimaDaiichi nuclear power plant.

"In addition to the three nuclear power-related organizations, TEPCO, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the Liberal Democratic Party were on the list, NTT Security said.

"A member of Anonymous told Kyodo News recently that the Japanese government's policy to release treated water lacks transparency as citizens were not able to participate in its decision-making process.

"'We must put an end to the senseless act of making the #sea a #dumping ground for economic benefit,' the member said.

"Massive amounts of #contaminated water have been generated in the process of cooling melted reactor fuel after the Fukushima plant was devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

"The water has been kept in tanks after going through the advanced liquid processing system that removes most radionuclides except tritium [AND 62 OTHER RADIONUCLIDES], but the storage vessels are nearing capacity. Tritium is known to be less harmful than other radioactive materials, such as cesium and strontium.

"Local fishermen and some neighboring countries remain opposed to the plan, with China introducing blanket radiation testing on Japanese seafood."

https://japantoday.com/category/crime/hacker-group-attacks-japan-nuclear-websites-over-fukushima-water-plan

#OpTEPCO #TEPCOLies #OpFukushima #WaterIsLife #WaterPollution #Japan #TEPCO #JGov #Hactivists #FukushimaWater #Fukushima #FukushimaDaiichi #Nucleare

#Japan urged against discharging #Fukushima water to #Pacific

"For Eiko Kataoka, a member of the Women's Democratic Club in #Tokyo, various methods should have been thoroughly considered by #Japan instead of the discharge plan of #Fukushima #nuclear waste water.

"'If the water is truly as safe as they claim, then it should be safe for other daily uses as well,' Kataoka said.

"Kataoka is among multiple groups of people who held a rally in front of the Prime Minister's official residence on Friday, requesting the government to halt unilateral #ocean release of nuclear #contaminated water without the agreement of concerned parties and to explore alternative options."

https://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202308/18/WS64df3462a31035260b81cf7f_1.html

#FukushimaDaiichi #FukushimaWater #NoDumping #NuclearWaste #WaterIsLife #TEPCO #TEPCOLies #Biden #Kishida #PacificOcean

#GreenParty Statement on #Fukushima

August 3, 2023

"The Green Party of the United States (#GPUS) and the Green Party of Hawai’i stand in solidarity with our fellow #Greens in #Japan and #SouthKorea when calling for the end of the near-shore release of 1.33 million tons of contaminated water from the #FukushimaDaiichi #nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. The Green Party of the United States and the Green Party of Hawai’i urges the Government of #Japan to respect existing international treaties that ban the releasing of nuclear waste into the oceans. We also join the Green Party Korea and the Greens Japan in calling for the cancellation of ocean releasing plans. For this, we call for a public review of methods of on-land storage such as 'large tank storage' and 'mortar solidification treatment'.

"Up to this point, independent review has not been allowed. We demand a public, independent review and the citizens of the Asia-Pacific have a right to know about the safety of such release.

"Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has long concerned themselves with #profit. TEPCO is one of many #corporations that internalizes profits and externalizes their losses. We call shame upon TEPCO for their unwillingness to listen to the general public in #EastAsia and take their concerns seriously.

"Kim Yeon-cheol, executive chairman of the National Federation of Fishermen's Associations in South Korea said, 'In South Korea, people who feel uneasy about releasing marine products into the sea are already refraining from consuming seafood. We should not catch and provide seafood until it has been verified that it is completely safe.'

"The majority of the public in South Korea and Japan does not trust the International Atomic Energy Association (#IAEA)’s report finding the release of #contaminated water safe. This report has not even completed sample analysis of contaminated water. We encourage the IAEA to build that trust network with the Nation Federation of Fishermen’s Associations of South Korea and the Fishermen’s Union of Fukushima Japan and listen to their concerns about livelihood.

"The Green Party of the United States urges TEPCO and IAEA to gain the trust of the public. Currently, TEPCO and IAEA’s incentives lie in keeping profits and protecting the leadership of the right-wing, nationalist Japanese government instead of the concerns of the average Korean, Japanese, Chinese, or Taiwanese citizen. Let’s create an East Asia and a world where the average person can live free of the worry about food safety."

#Hawaii #HawaiiGreens #NoDumping #FukushimaWater #TEPCOLies #PacificOcean #WaterIsLife #Corporatism #Corruption #JapanGovernment

Full article and FMI:
https://www.gp.org/statement_on_fukushima

I wrote about farms like this one when I did a story about #UnityMaine, the home of the #CommonGroundFair -- a celebration of #OrganicFarming in #Maine. It makes me so sad to see them having to go out of business because #MaineDEP and #EPAFail led to #sludge being marketed as "fertilizer".

‘I don’t know how we’ll survive’: the #farmers facing ruin in #Maine’s ‘forever chemicals’ crisis

Maine faces a crisis from #PFAS-contaminated produce, which is causing farms to close and farmers to face the loss of their livelihoods

by Tom Perkins, 22 Mar 2022 06.05 EDT

"Songbird Farm’s 17 acres (7 hectares) hold sandy loam fields, three greenhouses and cutover woods that comprise an idyllic setting near Maine’s central coast. The small organic operation carved out a niche growing heirloom grains, tomatoes, sweet garlic, cantaloupe and other products that were sold to organic food stores or as part of a community-supported agriculture program, where people pay to receive boxes of locally grown produce.

Farmers Johanna Davis and Adam Nordell bought Songbird in 2014. By 2021 the young family with their three-year-old son were hitting their stride, Nordell said.

"But disaster struck in December. The couple learned the farm’s previous owner had decades earlier used PFAS-tainted sewage sludge, or '#biosolids', as fertilizer on Songbird’s fields. Testing revealed their soil, drinking #water, irrigation water, #crops, chickens and #blood were #contaminated with high levels of the #ToxicChemicals.

"The couple quickly recalled products, alerted customers, suspended their operation and have been left deeply fearful for their financial and physical wellbeing.

"'This has flipped everything about our lives on its head,' Nordell said. 'We haven’t done a blood test on our kid yet and that’s the most terrifying part. It’s fucking devastating.'"

Read more:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/22/i-dont-know-how-well-survive-the-farmers-facing-ruin-in-americas-forever-chemicals-crisis

#EPA #InformedConsent #PFOS #WaterIsLife #ToxicWaste #FoodProduction

2022: #Maine bans use of sewage sludge on #farms to reduce risk of #PFAS poisoning

Sludge used as crop #fertilizer has #contaminated #soil, #water, #crops and #cattle, forcing #farmers to quit

by Tom Perkins, Thu 12 May 2022 11.00 EDT

"Maine last month became the first state to ban the practice of spreading PFAS-contaminated sewage sludge as fertilizer.

"But it’s largely on its own in the US, despite a recent report estimating about 20m acres of cropland across the country may be contaminated.

"Most states are only beginning to look at the problem and some are increasing the amount of sludge they spread on farm fields despite the substance being universally contaminated with PFAS and destroying livelihoods in Maine.

"'Maine is at the forefront of this because we’ve seen first-hand the damage that sludge causes to farms,' said Patrick MacRoy, deputy director of the non-profit Defend Our Health Maine. The new law also prohibits sludge from being composted with other organic material.

"PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a class of chemicals used across dozens of industries to make products resistant to water, stains and heat. Though the compounds are highly effective, they are also linked to #cancer, #KidneyDisease, #BirthDefects, decreased #immunity, #liver problems and a range of other serious diseases.

"Sewage sludge is a semi-solid mix of human excrement and industrial #waste that water treatment plants pull from the nation’s sewer system. It’s expensive to dispose of, and about 60% of it is now lightly treated and sold or given away as 'biosolid' fertilizer because it is high in plant nutrients.

"Maine and #Michigan are the only two states that are routinely checking sludge and farms for PFAS, and both are finding contamination on farms to be widespread.

"Maine’s legislature banned the practice of spreading sludge as fertilizer in April [2022] after environmental officials discovered astronomical levels of PFAS in water, crops, cattle and soil on farms where sludge had been spread, and high PFAS levels have been detected in farmers’ blood.

"#Contamination from PFAS-tainted sludge has already poisoned well water on around a dozen farms, and has forced several Maine farms to shutter. The state is investigating about 700 more fields where PFAS-contaminated sludge was spread in recent years. Farmers have told the Guardian that many of their peers with contaminated land won’t alert the state because they fear financial ruin.

"Maine also approved the creation of a $60m fund that will be used to help farmers cover medical monitoring, for buyouts and for other forms of financial assistance.

"'Folks have been left out to dry without any real help so we’re grateful to see that,' MacRoy said. The sludge legislation comes after Maine last year enacted the nation’s first ban on non-essential uses of PFAS in products. It goes into effect in 2030.

"In Michigan, environmental officials have downplayed the detection of PFAS in sludge and on farms, and although the state prohibits highly contaminated sludge from being spread, it allows higher levels of the chemicals in sludge than Maine. State regulators have also identified PFAS polluters and required them to stop discharging the chemicals into the sewers.

"Questions remain about whether that’s enough to keep PFAS out of Michigan’s food supply. Instead of implementing a wide-scale program to test livestock, crops and dairy, the state identified 13 farms it considered most at risk and has claimed contamination on other farms isn’t a risk.

"Michigan is ahead of most other states. In #Virginia, environmental regulators are considering permitting an additional 6,000 acres worth of sludge to be spread and have so far resisted public health advocates’ calls to test for PFAS and reject new sludge permits.

"In #Alabama, the state’s department of environmental management said in 2019 that 'the best use of biosolids is as a [fertilizer].'

"Even as the crisis unfolds in Maine, officials in Alabama are increasing the amount of out-of-state sludge that’s imported and spread on fields or landfilled, and the state in 2020 updated its biosolids rule to 'encourage' the use of #biosolids as fertilizer. Alabama does not test sludge for PFAS."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/12/maine-bans-sewage-sludge-fertilizer-farms-pfas-poisoning

#EPA #EPAFail #InformedConsent #PFOS #WaterIsLife #ToxicWaste #FoodProduction

#USGS study: At least 45% of #tapwater nationwide #contaminated with #foreverchemicals

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-07-26-usgs-45percent-tap-water-us-contaminated-pfas.html

Americans unaware the #water they use is #contaminated with #PFAS and other #chemicals

https://www.naturalnews.com/2023-07-24-americans-unaware-water-they-use-contains-chemicals.html

How #PFAS are entering America's water supply

PFAS are chemicals used to make a variety of industrial and consumer products.

By Amanda Hernandez and Mark Nichols, April 21, 2023

"While #PFAS #contamination is widespread, #contaminated water sites are more prevalent in ZIP codes that are poorer and more racially diverse than the national average, the analysis also found."

https://abcnews.go.com/US/pfas-entering-americas-water-supply/story?id=98479678

#EnvironmentalRacism #Pollution #WaterIsLife

Water for ceremonial and #subsistence #gardens was also denied. The court publicly listed nearly 100 #sacredsprings with limits on how much water the tribe was entitled to use for #religious #ceremonies.

In total, the tribe had requested at least 96,074 acre-feet a year of water, and the Arizona #watermaster recommended awarding just 28,988 acre-feet, all of it from the same #depleted, #contaminated #aquifer and seasonal streams the Hopi already use. After four decades, they ended up in the same precarious position they’d started.

#Fishermen and Civil Society Rally Against #Contaminated Water Discharge from #FukushimaDaiichi Nuclear Plant

July 4, 2023

"On Tuesday, heavy rainfall was sweeping across the country as a result of the rainy season front. Despite these adverse weather conditions, over 1,000 fishermen congregated in Changseon-myeon, Namhae County, South Gyeongsang Province — the southernmost tip of the Korean Peninsula—to voice their opposition against the release of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean.

"Concurrently, a rally took place in #Seoul, the capital city, organized by prominent civil society organizations, aiming to halt the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from Fukushima, Japan.

"The #NamhaeCounty rally commenced with a national ritual, followed by a series of speeches, including those highlighting the struggles, encouraging the participants, showcasing cultural performances, condemning the actions, and reading official statements."

Read more:
http://koreabizwire.com/fishermen-and-civil-society-rally-against-contaminated-water-discharge-from-fukushima-nuclear-plant/252750

#SouthKorea #Protests #IAEA #TEPCOLies #WaterIsLife #WaterPollution #Japan #TEPCO #JGov #FukushimaWater #Fukushima #FukushimaDaiichi #Nuclear

Growing Doubts Cast on Reliability of #IAEA Report on #Fukushima #Contaminated #Water Discharge

Posted on July 4, 2023

"...Two South Korean investigative media outlets, Mindle News and Citizen Press, commonly known as grassroots citizen journalism platforms, reported allegations of collusion between the Japanese government and the IAEA. The reports were based on information from an anonymous informant named Jorseti, believed to be an insider at the Japanese Foreign Ministry.

"Jorseti explained, providing evidence in the form of attached photos of the cover and table of contents of a copy of the ‘IAEA comprehensive report on ALPS-treated water at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station’ to support the veracity of his report.

"He emphasized the significance of this evidence, stating that it should not be in the possession of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and expressed concerns about potential collusion between the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the IAEA, which could compromise the well-being of humanity in exchange for a €1 million bribe.

"The source further disclosed that Japanese Foreign Ministry officials have been actively searching for a leaker following reports on the ‘conclusion of absolute safety of nuclear contaminated water’ and suspicions of tampering with the final report through #bribery involving the Japanese government and the IAEA."

#TEPCOLies #WaterIsLife #WaterPollution #Japan #TEPCO #JGov #FukushimaWater #Fukushima #FukushimaDaiichi #Nuclear

http://koreabizwire.com/growing-doubts-cast-on-reliability-of-iaea-report-on-fukushima-contaminated-water-discharge/252736

Dark forces lurking behind dishonest TEPCO

Updated 22:00, 12-Jun-2023

"Tokyo Electric Power Company (#TEPCO) announced that facilities used to release the nuclear-#contaminated wastewater from the #FukushimaDaiichi #Nuclear Power Plant into the sea will be put into trial operation on Monday, according to local media outlets. The move is widely seen as a pilot for #Japan's formal dumping plan.

"After TEPCO sent seawater into an underwater tunnel designed to dump the nuclear-contaminated water into the #ocean last week, the marine #fish caught in the harbor of the plant were found to have 180 times the maximum limit of the #radioactive element #caesium allowed in Japan's food safety law.

"Despite this worrying result, the International Atomic Energy Agency (#IAEA) asserted in a report released on May 31 that TEPCO had demonstrated 'capabilities for accurate and precise measurements of the radionuclides present in the treated water stored on site.' The report concluded that no additional radionuclides at significant levels were detected. The contradicting findings make the public even more concerned about Japan's dumping plan."

"In an interview with Chinese media, #ShaunBurnie, an #environmentalist who has stayed in Japan for almost 30 years, straightforwardly expressed his disagreement with the IAEA's report. TEPCO has only tested 20 percent of the #wastewater tanks, Burnie said. In addition, third-party laboratories in the U.S., Switzerland and South Korea have taken the samples of only 25-liter water (before dilution) each, while there's more than 1.3 million metric tons of nuclear-contaminated water stored in the plant. The amount of samples was unbelievably limited."

#WaterIsLife #Fukushima #StopTEPCO #TEPCOLies #NoDumping #FukushimaWater

https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-06-12/Dark-forces-lurking-behind-dishonest-TEPCO-1kzmruhxAGY/index.html

// #Fish In the #US #contaminated with toxic "Forever Chemicals" : https://www.barrons.com/news/fish-in-the-us-contaminated-with-toxic-forever-chemicals-70c7fc66?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=topic%2Fscience

: #repost #barrons #timeline

RT from Archoptical (@archoptical)

Just imagine... how toxic this land must be... for nothing to grow, in the shape of two gasholders, for over 3 years. #gasholder #bellgreen #gasholders #contaminated #land #toxic #sydenham #se26 #bellingham #catford #lewisham #foresthill #se6 #se23 #mastershots #drone

Original tweet : https://twitter.com/archoptical/status/1669040235190054913

All kinds of fruit in your smooth is fun
Things that grow in the summer sun
It's kinda bad, however, when the smoothie blend
May cause your liver to fail, and end

#FoodSafety #poetry (human)
(Recall on Wawona DayBreak Blend #frozen #fruit, which may be #contaminated with Hepatitis A) #Hepatitis #HepA #HepatitisA
https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/wawona-frozen-foods-voluntarily-recalls-organic-daybreak-blend-processed-and-sold-2022-due-possible#recall-photos

Finding deformed fish and #polluted water here is a normal occurrence. And dozens of Fort Chip residents have succumbed to a rare strain of bile duct #cancer.

In April, Chief Adam testified to the release of millions of litres of #toxic tailings waste in two separate incidents involving Imperial Oil’s Kearl mine. Just weeks later, Suncor reported it had released almost six million liters of #contaminated #water into a tributary of the Athabasca River.

Earlier, he had predicted his community would become #environmental #refugees.

https://therealnews.com/canada-fires-first-nations-indigenous-smoke-air-quality

Three major chemical companies on Friday said they would pay more than $1 billion to settle the first in a wave of claims that they and other companies #contaminated drinking #water across the country with so-called #foreverchemicals that have been linked to cancer and other illnesses. #pfas #pollution https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/business/pfas-pollution-settlement.html

Three major chemical companies on Friday said they would pay more than $1 billion to settle the first in a wave of claims that they and other companies #contaminated drinking #water across the country with so-called #foreverchemicals that have been linked to cancer and other illnesses. #pfas #pollution https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/02/business/pfas-pollution-settlement.html