Editorial EVALUATION OF RADIOACTIVITYCONCENTRATIONS FROM THE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT IN FISH PRODUCTS

Radioactive contamination of the Pacific Ocean fol-lowing the Fukushima nuclear accident has raised public concerns about seafood safety(1, 2). Many people are wondering whether fish products from the Pacific Ocean and Japan are safe to eat 2 y after the accident. There is also some concern about seafood caught locally, outside of Japan. Based on monitoring data reported in July 2013, radioactive caesium concentra-tions in fish products from Fukushima and adjacent prefectures are evaluated. Resulting radiation doses from annual consumption at average contamination levels and occasional fish meals at much higher levels of caesium are calculated. To put radiation doses from caesium intake in perspective, comparisons are made to doses from naturally occurring radioactive poloniu