My article was based on the surprisingly extended changes brought on by the Chernobyl disaster. First of all, I was surprised that nature's resiliency wasn't cleaning Chernobyl as fast as predicted. Some restrictions on goods for Russia and the UK may need to be extended to 50 years. Caesium-137, a highly volatile and radioactive element, has been found in fish in Norway and Cumbria at higher results than expected. Also, half-lives of some of the radioactive elements, after the first 5 year period of one cycle, slowed in their second half-live to 2 to 6 times longer. Most foodstuffs that would come out of that region will be restricted up to 100 times longer than planned. This includes the Cumbrian sheep, forest berries, fungi and fish.
1. Has half-life among other elements increased?
2. How can the UK and Norway efficiently test fish for raised cesium levels?
3. How can the authorities effectively tag and track contaminated animals, without complete animal censuses?
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