Japan reactor accident poses no threat to public health in Wisconsin, officials report

The Department of Health Services (DHS) announced Thursday (March 31) that environmental monitoring performed by the Division of Public Health has detected trace amounts of iodine-131 in precipitation and air samples taken from sites around the state. Iodine-131 is not naturally occurring and is one of the radioactive isotopes attributed to the Japanese reactor accidents. The levels detected are far below levels of public health concern and similar to results seen from other states. (NEW RICHMOND NEWS, 4/1)