Radioactive boars found in Czech forests 31yrs after Chernobyl disaster
Radioactive wild boars have been detected in Czech forests, some
31 years after the Chernobyl disaster, a veterinary administration
official said, adding that they are eating mushrooms that can absorb
high levels of radioactive isotopes.
The
animals became radioactive due to false truffles, the underground
mushrooms they feed on, Jiri Drapal at the Czech State Veterinary
Administration told Reuters. The mushroom is found in the Sumava
mountain region in the Czech Republic, which borders Austria and
Germany.
It can absorb high levels of radioactive isotopes, including Caesium
137, which was released in great quantities after the Chernobyl disaster
in 1986.
Caesium-137 has a half-life of 30 years, which means it loses half of its radioactivity within that period.
When
boars eat radioactive mushrooms, they become radioactive themselves.
Boar meat is highly popular in the Czech Republic, so there’s danger of
radioactive meat ending up on one’s table.
Data: 22.02.2017
Fonte: www.rt.com
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