Hawai`i newborn hypothyroidism linked to airborne drifting waste from Fukushima disaster

Radioactive I-131 is concentrated in the thyroid gland. This was seen also with Chernobyl, I believe. There are many complicating issues.

See a good analysis of them with Chernobyl here.

Blogger Jan TenBruggencat reports on the Hawaii hypothyroidism (no cancer reported yet though) here.

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