Yokohama Nursery School: 390 Mg/Kg Of Lead Measured In Playground Soil

390 mg/kg of lead was measured in nursery school of Yokohama (Fukushima Diary, April 14th, 2012):

Following up this article..8400 Bq/Kg of lead-210 was measured from sample of Yokohama

390 mg/kg of lead was measured from the soil of the play ground of a nursery school in Yokohama.

Because arsenic and lead were found more than the safety limit of 150 mg/kg in the parking lot located next to the nursery school on 3/23, Yokohama city government was analyzing the soil of the nursery school.

It has been prohibited to use the play ground since 3/23, none of the health problem has been reported so far.

Yokohama city government will cover the ground with a sheet, is planning to change the soil or cover it with concrete pavement.

That is what the Japanese government does best: Covering everything up!

 

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