Japan’s Tsunami Has Asbestos Legacy
The 2011 tsunami that rolled over parts of Japan left lingering fears about radioactive fallout from the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Unfortunately, the tragedy has left another sinister legacy: the presence of potentially carcinogenic asbestos . Many tons of asbestos were spread across tsunami-stricken areas, according to this news video report by the Australian Broadcast Corporation (a transcript of the newscast is