Sunflower seeds sowed in Fukushima to lower radiation levels

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - An official of the water works department of Fukushima City shows sunflower seeds at a local plaza on July 20, 2011. About 30 officials sowed some 10,000 seeds at the plaza, one of the so-called ''hot spots'' where radiation levels are higher than other areas. Sunflower seeds are said to absorb radioactive substances.

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