High radiation levels found in giant clams near U.S. nuclear dump in Marshall Islands

Tuesday, May 28, 2019 - 22:29 in Earth & Climate

Researchers have found high levels of radiation in giant clams near the Central Pacific site where the United States entombed waste from nuclear testing almost four decades ago, raising concerns the contamination is spreading from the dump site’s tainted groundwater into the ocean and the food...

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