LONDON: extremely low levels of radioactive iodine from the plant affected by the tsunami Nuclear Japanese were detected in parts of the United Kingdom.
A statement by the Agency of Health Protection stated that "minute traces of iodine" were seen in the UK, with low levels detected at monitoring stations in Oxfordshire and Glasgow
The agency said there was no risk to public health posed by iodine, the radiation dose by inhalation of air with the levels registered in recent days would be minimal and well lower than the background annual dose.
Although levels may increase in the coming days and weeks will be "significantly below any level that could affect public health," said the HPA.
The statement comes after the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) said with an air sampler in Glasgow had picked up particles of iodine, which they could be the nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan.
The HPA said that traces of radioactive iodine-131 chemical has been detected by measurements at a monitoring station in Oxfordshire on Monday. Measures to track reports of iodine monitoring stations in Glasgow and Oxford.
Dr. James Gemmill, Sepa radioactive substances manager, said: "The concentration of iodine detected was extremely low and does not relate to the public or the environment.
The fact that this low concentration of this radionuclide was detected demonstrates the effectiveness of the monitoring program of radioactive substances in the United Kingdom. (AFP)
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