About Radiation
How Radioactive is our Ocean?
View a guide to natural and man-made sources of radiation in the environment post-Fukushima.
WHOI Resources
About Thorium
Thorium-234 is used as a natural radioactive tracer of biological processes in the ocean.
Radiation & the Ocean
FAQ about the release of radiation from Fukushima to the Pacific.
Japan, 2011
Overview of events leading up to and subsequent to the release of radiation from Fukushima.
Fukushima & the Ocean
Special issue of Oceanus magazine highlighting what is known about the release of radiation from Fukushima and its impact on the ocean and human health.
Cafe Thorium research on Fukushima Dai-ichi
Links to data produced by the Cafe Thorium (Ken Buesseler's) laboratory and collaborators over the last 10 years examining radionuclides released from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Japan.
Additional Resources
FAQ about Radiation from Fukushima
Washington State Department of Health
Radiation Dose
XKDC
Radiation Dose
Chart of dose, exposure time, and source from Information is Beautiful
Radiation Topics
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency web site devoted to a range of topics on radiation safety.