Published: April 12th, 2012 at 12:00 am ET
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Title: Fukushima birds may cope with radiation
Source: New Scientist
Date: 11 April 2012
JAPAN’S birds can breathe a little easier: the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident might not have a lasting impact on breeding patterns.
A 2011 study of birds near Chernobyl in Ukraine found that their sperm is being damaged by harmful reactive oxygen species, which may have been created by radiation from the country’s nuclear disaster in 1986. But according to calculations by Jim Smith at the University of Portsmouth, UK, the radiation at Chernobyl couldn’t have produced enough reactive oxygen species to explain the observed harm [...]
That doesn’t convince Anders Møller at the University of Paris-South, France, an author on the 2011 study. He points to studies that suggest declines in farming affect barn swallows but don’t stop them reproducing. [...]
But the birds aren’t home free: radiation harms wildlife in other ways, such as damaging DNA.
Read the report here
Link to study: Biology Letters, DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2012.0150
Here’s how this story is being reported:
- More evidence to suggest Chernobyl wildlife recovering well – Wildlife News
- Nuclear accidents not as damaging to wildlife – China.org.cn
- Study: Wildlife survive nuclear accidents – UPI.com
- After nuclear disasters, wildlife thrives – TG Daily
- Wildlife thriving after nuclear disaster – Click Lancashire
Published: April 12th, 2012 at 12:00 am ET
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Like we're going to trust the UK authorities for their unbiased opinion on nuclear issues….. It takes very little radiation to damage spermazota DNA.
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ART AND SCIENCE OF DECEPTION
The Art of Deception: The Cult of Nuclearists, Uranium Weapons and Fraudulent Science; via A Green Road Blog
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2012/03/primer-in-art-of-deception-cult-of.html
Radioactive Beach In Guarapari, Brazil; via A Green Road Blog http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2012/04/radioactive-beach-sand-in-brazil.html
93 Long life Radiation Contaminants; via A Green Road Blog http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2012/03/93-long-lived-nuclear-elements.html
Tokyo; is it safe to live in or visit? via A Green Road Blog http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2012/03/tokyo-is-it-safe-to-visit-or-live-in.html
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Did they take in inf. that birds coming in from unaffected areas are mating with the affected ones or not and with other unaffected birds ?
Japan may not fair so well with domestic birds that stay on the islands of many types, seabirds may fair much better other then the tainted food sources they will be consuming FOREVER !
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EFFECTS OF INTERNAL LOW LEVEL NUCLEAR RADIATION
Chernobyl Heart Movie; How Children Are Affected; via A Green Road Blog
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2012/04/chernobyl-heart-movie-how-children-are.html
Bird Radiation Studies; Chernobyl, TMI & Fukushima; Via A Green Road Blog http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2012/03/bird-studies-and-chernobyl-tmi-and.html
Depleted Uranium Effects In The Human Body; via A Green Road Blog http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2012/03/depleted-uranium-effects-in-human-body.html
Radium Girls & Radium Dials; Ottowa Illinois, Death City
http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2012/04/radium-girls-radium-dials-ottowa.html
How Dangerous Is 400-600 Pounds Of Plutonium Nano Particle Dust Liberated By Fukushima? Via A Green Road Blog http://agreenroad.blogspot.com/2012/03/how-dangerous-is-400-600-pounds-of.html
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Good point.
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and the source of the grant money for the UK disinfo statement was?
anyone.
bueller?
anyone?
/golfclap/
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I might be wrong here but if a mutant bird crosses with another bird, normal or otherwise, then the off spring are affected permanently due to their affected DNA! This will have incredible consequences for all of us of course! You don't need a computer model to realistically imagine the far reaching effects at all. We are still at the stage where the stone has broke the pond's surface but the ripples will go on forever. Incredible how we are brainwashed with fear into thinking that an asteroid hitting the earth will be the thing that will end life as we know it and yet it will more likely be because of Fukushima and other underestimated mishaps of catastrophic proportions!!!!
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goathead,
Children that appeared normal around Chernobyl are now having children that are defective !
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Right goathead. Remember the saying, "The world won't go out with a BANG, it will go out with a WHIMPER?"
Well,…..I say, "It will go out,….and nearly no one will notice!
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Too dumbed down (stupid), to know you're being murdered. "Moooooo"
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Or, is it, too apathetic to care?
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It's painful.
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"The BOVINE stare"! (When 'we' TRY to talk to someone about Fuku)
That one still cracks me up!
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Their feathers aren't burnt off
they don't look like roast turkeys
they can still fly
and make happy chirpies
so all is ok
and will forever
unless and until
they look like fruit leather.
its "ScienceTerrific"
by fraud and by quacks
who do the voodoo
of duck and cover
and defend nuke from attack.
The above makes no pretense
of scientific validity -
kind of the same as
"radiation is OK" stupidity.
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looks like jimmy has taken over from the disgaced gerry thomas of "destroy the evidence" fame.. no matter though that this "new" evidence was there last march, on the 15 th to be exact…
they were admonishing people for saying
they didnt give out pottassium iodide to the kids
there is a meltdown
what about chernobyl hearts aims and objectives as reported to the charity commission
to clarify that the a thomas thing had nOTHING to do with me.. do not use the enenews search with my name and any of the below…
you will find nada! nowt!
has thomas and wakeford the rude retired??
Open letter to David Willetts
15 March 2012
Scientists write to Science Minister on European Commission's "irresponsible" public communication about radiation following Fukushima.
"In a year since the EU Energy Commissioner described Fukushima as the “apocalypse”, the Commission has refused to correct its presentation or answer questions about its use of evidence in risk communication. The scientists and science communication groups, who were at the fore of public discussions about the Fukushima crisis last March, have now asked the Science Minister to intervene…."
http://www.senseaboutscience.org/news.php/243/open-letter-to-david-willetts
this guy is as dirty as the other 2 in my opinion…
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It appears the EU has told "Sense about Science" to piss off.
Simply backing their own Commissioner or seeing a no-win in mudslinging with propagandists?
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hahaa!
only one comment allowed and by someone in the science community?
you decide….?
"How would the evacuation of farms increase the exposure of the birds to reactive oxygen species?
As to whether radiation harms wildlife — obviously it would if there's too much, but the wildlife around Chernobyl is doing very well!
sounds like one of his students!!
another point to note is the author of the incredibly short new bodger article…. no name … they have had advice from wpp inc and we dont know if this journalist bozo normally writes about belly dancing or something?? bet it was cohen!!
lol! we understand your need for anonymity it is bullshit isnt it? 
"…New research by Professor Jim Smith, of the University of Portsmouth, and colleagues from the University of the West of England …"
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/04/120411084107.htm
university of the western part of england means bristol university.. the same university that hosted 100 sievert a year is good for you allison wade /exageration /puking in bucket
they are up to the fukushima childrens plight as well!!
all the criminals in one nice little group!!
how nice!! :/
so who did the article in the new advertiser then?? integrity or just gritty!!
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Also from sciencedaily – "…birds' anti-oxidant mechanisms could easily cope with radiation of density levels similar to those seen at Chernobyl and Fukushima."
Ah – and those density levels were/are uniform throughout the affected areas – I think NOT.
Also, big increases in species populations due to human absence DOES NOT equate to those populations being healthy or unaffected by radiation.
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@arclight, the sciencedaily article is identical to the University of Portsmouth press release.
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so jimmy boy wrote his own article??
or one of his students did!
haha! you never cease to amaze/amuse me orwell!!
sharp as ever
+100
gonna watch terminator 43 now! as recomended by the new scientist advertiser!!
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Some plants have a certain amount of radiation survivability.
What they dont want anyone to know .. other species do not fair as well..and there is incidence of individual mutation.
http://www.biotecharticles.com/Biology-Article/Effects-of-Nuclear-Radiation-on-Green-Plants-984.html
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Wow,…freaky,…Arcadia, Ca 3/15/2011,…and plants that can eat radiation and heal us and the earth! (This guy is ACTIVELY being dosed,….listen to his speech and thought process!) The whole video is VERY eye opening!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4FrT6SJwjk&feature=related
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On the lighter side..sort of…
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/08/15/how-nuclear-radiation-can-change-our-race/
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Reduced abundance of insects and spiders linked to radiation at Chernobyl 20 years after the accident
http://rsbl.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/early/2009/03/13/rsbl.2008.0778.full
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I think that the most damaged sperm came from the fathers of these nuclear biased paid for scientists!
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I would like more info on the study of birds. The info I want is the type of birds, reason is swallows eat bugs out of the air and are many feet off the ground so will only get radiation partials from their meals. The birds like robins are on the ground eating worms and grubs so get radiation from the ground and meals. The sea birds eat fish and other sea creatures so get radiated particles from the water in the seas and meals but do spend time gliding in the air. The birds that eat other birds like hawks get radiation particles second hand but are not on ground often, they stay in trees to pick off birds. Need a lot of data to review the results.
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Hi, have you read this? http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0035223
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How can we believe this as you do not show hear that you are associated the IAEA. Sure are decieving to put any truth to this, your co-auther even disagrees.
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