Remote islands still polluted with plutonium from nuclear weapons testing
Even the Most Remote Islands Harbor Human Messes Biologists are trying to clean uninhabited U.S. Pacific Islands that are covered in nuclear waste, bird-eating mice and yellow crazy ants By Jesse Greenspan | Scientific American September 2016 Issue “…….For Plentovich and other researchers focused on remote U.S. Pacific islands—most of which have no permanent residents and are off-limits to the public—such adventures are par for the course. All their conservation projects share a common theme: undoing damage caused by careless humans….
U.S. PACIFIC ISLAND CONSERVATION PROJECTS……….
Johnston Atoll: A one-time nuclear weapons testing site, this four-island cluster serves as a seabird haven despite being highly contaminated with plutonium, asbestos and other toxic substances…….http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/even-the-most-remote-islands-harbor-human-messes/
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