Vietnam News & Discussion
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I think studies on this are as yet inconclusive from what I can tell, but the most reliable sources seem to say that it has spread mainly north and north west of japan through the Pacific, and has reach the west coast of the Americas but in quite small amounts, making most fish there safe to consume. There is so much information going around and a few whistle-blowing scams. The "reports" that it has completely affect the entire Pacific in dangerous quantities is total rubbish, I know that much. Maybe other users know more about this and can add or correct me, I have not looked into it in great depth.mauser765 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 21, 2017 10:51 am Has the Fukushima spill affected fish off Vietnam? I'm pretty sure it must have. Would levels of toxicity be greater in Vietnam than, say, Australia, or the wets coast of the Americas?
Trying to get people to stop fishing so stocks can recover will be almost impossible without the use of military force, which will obviously destabilise many countries.
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Here's another interesting perspective. http://www.snopes.com/photos/technology/fukushima.asp
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This seems to be an answer that is a little less sensationalist than many other sites: https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-F ... ific-Ocean
I also worry a lot more about lead, mercury and other heavy metals than radiation. I used to go swimming in the Mekong until a guy studying the piscifauna suggested I stop. Not because of all the households without sanitation, but because of the high levels of heavy metals (and pesticides).
I also worry a lot more about lead, mercury and other heavy metals than radiation. I used to go swimming in the Mekong until a guy studying the piscifauna suggested I stop. Not because of all the households without sanitation, but because of the high levels of heavy metals (and pesticides).
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Let alone the sewage/ animal and human bodies/ factories dumping chemicals
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I'd totally swim in Southeast Asian rivers! (If someone were shooting at me.)
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So would I:siliconlife wrote: ↑Mon Aug 21, 2017 3:44 pm I'd totally swim in Southeast Asian rivers! (If someone were shooting at me.)
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Apparently Philippines has nice beaches , like that lagoon in the Pict.
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Photoshopped ones aside.hanno wrote: ↑Mon Aug 21, 2017 3:59 pmSo would I:siliconlife wrote: ↑Mon Aug 21, 2017 3:44 pm I'd totally swim in Southeast Asian rivers! (If someone were shooting at me.)
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Real McCoy, I have been there. And I have swam in a very clean river on Borneo. But agreed, all the big rivers are best avoided; can't think of one that is clean.
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In Indonesia, you don't have to worry about swimming in rivers.. You can just walk across them
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