SCOTLAND was last night on radiation alert after fallout from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant was detected in Glasgow.
Traces of iodine-131 were found in air in the city.
The Health Protection Agency said there was NO public risk. But the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency increased checks for the substance.
It was released by a partial meltdown at the Fukushima power station in Japan. Radiation began escaping after the plant was hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Iodine-131 has also been found in Oxfordshire.
The findings triggered a row over the danger to the public - but experts insisted the levels were harmless.
Last night UK Health Protection Agency spokesman Dr Michael Clark said: "Levels may rise in the coming days and weeks but will still be significantly below any level that could cause harm."
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