Elevated level of radioactive idone found in tapwater in Kanto Area

Updated March 24rd 18:08

Restriction on use of tap water for infants has been lifted, as the level of radiao active iodine at the drinking water treatment plant has dropped from 210 Bq/kg to 79 Bq/kg. Temporary health standards of radioactive iodine set by Japanese Government is 100 Bq/kg for infants under 12 months and 300 Bq/kg for adults.

The most updated information on tap water in Tokyo can be found here
http://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/emergency/monitoring.tokyo-eiken.go.jp/monitoring/w-past_data.html



Elevated level of radio active idonine has been ditected in Kanto area on March 22nd.
Residents of following area are adviced not to give tap water to infants, especially babies less than 12 months old. Tap water should not be used to prepare milk nor baby food.
These municipalities are distributing bottled water for the families with infants for immidiate use.

Tokyo Metropolis
23 Special Wards(２３区)
Musashino City(武蔵野市)
Mitaka City(三鷹市)
Machida City (町田市)
Tama City (多摩市)
Inagi City (稲城市)

Ibaraki Prefecture
Hitachi-Ota City (常陸大田市）


The level of radioactive idone is low enough for other usage including drinking, cooking, and bathing. It is a precautionary action and does not impose immidiate health risk.

You can find the radiation level in air, tap water, and rain at this website
http://atmc.jp/.

This website provide information about radiation risk in Japan in 日本語 | 英語English | 中文 | ベトナム語Tiếng Việt | 韓国語한국어 | ベンガル語 | ロシア語Русский | ペルシア語Fārsī | ドイツ語Deutsch | イタリア語Italiano | ルーマニア語Limba română | フランス語Français | ポルトガル語Português | スペイン語Español | タイ語ภาษาไทย | タガログ語Tagalog | インドネシア語Bahasa Indonesia
http://www.tufs.ac.jp/blog/ts/g/cemmer/index.html

I will be making an update on this.

source:http://www.metro.tokyo.jp/INET/OSHIRASE/2011/03/20l3nf00.htm

Evacuation Order: Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

Updated: March 23, 22:57 (JPN)


Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced that elevated level of radioactive idoine has been ditected and advice residents not to give tap water to babies
The detail will be found here http://japanearthquakeinformation.blogspot.com/2011_03_23_archive.html


World Health Organization (WHO) posted the Q&A for health concern about Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accidents. WHO is supporting the evacuation order by Japanese Government as reasonable measure for protecting human health.
http://www.who.int/hac/crises/jpn/faqs/en/index5.html


The level of radiation emitted from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is rising and Japanese Government ordered to the people who live with in 20-30 km from the plant to stay inside, close doors and windows and turn off air conditioning to minimize the exposure to radio active material.
They have also been advised to cover their mouths with masks, towels or handkerchiefs as well as not to drink tap water.
These area includes

▽Tokiwa-cho (partial) 常葉町
▽Takine-cho (partial)滝根町
▽Oetsu-cho (partial) 大越町
▽Minamisoma City (partial) 南相馬市
▽Namie-cho (partial) 浪江町
▽Naraba-cho (partial) 楢葉町
▽Hirono-cho (partial)広野町
▽Village of Kuzuo (partial)葛尾村
▽Village of Kawanaka (partial)川内村
▽Funamibiki-cho (partial)船引町
This is not a evacuation order yet.


Fukushima Daiichi and Daini Nuclear Power Plant

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fukushima_I_Nuclear_Power_Plant


If you are in any of those city, you are recommended to evaculate immidiately. They are either 20km radinus of Fukushima Daiichi or Fukushima Daini Genpatsu (Nuclear Powerplant)

▽Futaba-cho 双葉町
▽Okuma-cho大熊町
▽Tomioka-cho 富岡町
▽Minamisoma City 南相馬市
▽Namie-cho 浪江町
▽Naraba-cho 楢葉町
▽Hirono-cho 広野町
▽Village of Kuzuo 葛尾村
▽Village of Kawanaka 川内村
▽Tamura City 田村市
▽Minamisoma City 南相馬市

It is also recommended for Resuidents of Fukushima prefecture to stay inside, close doors and windows and turn off air conditioning to minimize the exposure to radio active material. They have also been advised to cover their mouths with masks, towels or handkerchiefs as well as not to drink tap water.

*Don't drink cough medicine or disinfectant.
There are false rumore going around to drink cough medicine or disinfectant containing lots of idone. However, those products also contains harmful substace and not effective for protecting people from radiation exposure. You are recommended to consult with your doctor.

More information about shelters and nuclear emergency can be found this website in Japnese/English
Website of Fukushima Prefecture
http://wwwcms.pref.fukushima.jp/pcp_portal/PortalServlet?DISPLAY_ID=DIRECT&NEXT_DISPLAY_ID=U000004&CONTENTS_ID=23603>

Map of shelters
http://www.bousai.ne.jp/vis/jichitai/fukushima/refuge.html

Source: http://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20110315/t10014681951000.html


Reacting an Accidents at a Nuclear Powerplant
Japanese:http://www.pref.shimane.lg.jp/genan/genbousai.data/h22siori.pdf
English:http://www.pref.shimane.lg.jp/genan/genbousai.data/siori_e17.pdf
Chinese: http://www.pref.shimane.lg.jp/genan/genbousai.data/siori_c17.pdf
Korean :http://www.pref.shimane.lg.jp/genan/genbousai.data/siori_c17.pdf