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What was done about the same issue in agriculture? Was the soil replaced? Edit: Now I'm wondering (and doubtful) if the same precautions were taken in the rest of Europe.
This article: http://www.umweltinstitut.org/themen/radioaktivitaet/tschern... claims, that the Bavarian soil used for agriculture tends to not transfer radioactive particles quickly into plants. It seems the soil was also deeply plowed to distribute the particles amongst a large volume of soil. The situation in forests is different, as the trees captured more particles than the open farmland, and the soil is not plow…
Wow thanks for sharing that!