Low-Dose Radiation Effects on Animals and Ecosystems : Long-Term Study on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident.

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Main Author: Fukumoto, Manabu.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited, 2019.
Edition:1st ed.
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505 0 |a Intro -- Foreword -- Foreword -- Preface -- Glossary -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction and Overview -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 External and Internal Radiation -- 1.3 The Biological Effect of Radiation -- 1.4 The FNPP Accident and Our Project -- 1.5 Results of the Project to Date -- 1.6 Current Issues and Future Prospects -- References -- Part I: The Environmental Pollution Caused by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP) Accident -- Chapter 2: Estimation of Dose Rate for the Large Japanese Field Mouse (Apodemus speciosus) Distributed in the "Difficult-to-Return Zone" in Fukushima Prefecture -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Materials and Methods -- 2.2.1 Animals -- 2.2.2 External Dose Rate -- 2.2.2.1 Characteristic of Trapping Site -- 2.2.2.2 Calculation of External Dose Rate -- 2.2.3 Internal Dose Rate -- 2.2.3.1 Trapping of the Field Mice -- 2.2.3.2 Measurement of 137Cs Concentrations in the Field Mice -- 2.2.3.3 Estimation of Radiation Dose by Intra-body 137Cs -- 2.2.4 Total Dose Rate -- 2.3 Results -- 2.3.1 External Dose Rate -- 2.3.2 Internal Dose Rate -- 2.3.3 Total Dose Rate -- 2.4 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 3: Impacts of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident on Fishery Products and Fishing Industry -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Radioactive Pollution of Fishery Products -- 3.3 Monitoring Research in Fishery Products -- 3.4 Trial Fishing Operations in Fukushima -- References -- Chapter 4: Radioactive Cesium Contamination of Arthropods and Earthworms After the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Materials and Methods -- 4.2.1 Sampling Site and Measurement of Ambient Dose Equivalent Rate -- 4.2.2 Sampling of Arthropods and Earthworms -- 4.2.3 Measurement of Radioactive Cs Levels in Samples -- 4.2.4 Statistical Analyses -- 4.3 Results -- 4.3.1 Ambient Dose Equivalent Rates at the Sampling Site. 
505 8 |a 4.3.2 Chronological Changes in Radioactive Cs Levels in Arthropods -- 4.3.3 Comparison Between Different Feeding Habits and 137Cs Concentration -- 4.4 Discussion -- 4.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5: Incorporation and Accumulation of Strontium-90 in the Hard Tissue of Animals and Their Relationship with Strontium-90 Pollution in the Environment -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 90Sr Pollution by the FNPP Accident -- 5.2.1 90Sr in the Environment -- 5.2.2 90Sr Activity Concentration in the Hard Tissue of Abandoned Cattle After the FNPP Accident -- 5.2.3 90Sr Pollution in Fish -- 5.2.4 Migration of 90Sr from the Environment to Hard Tissues of Animals -- 5.3 Summary and Perspectives for the Future Study -- References -- Part II: Radiation Exposure and Its Effects on Wild Organisms After the FNPP Accident -- Chapter 6: Delayed Recovery from Declines in the Population Densities and Species Richness of Intertidal Invertebrates Near Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Materials and Methods -- 6.3 Results -- 6.4 Discussion -- 6.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 7: Mutations Observed in Mitochondrial DNA of Salmon Collected in Mano River, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan -- 7.1 The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident -- 7.2 The Genetic Effects of Radiation on Organisms -- 7.3 The Situation of Freshwater Fishes in Fukushima -- 7.4 Use of Gynogenesis to Estimate Mutation Rate -- 7.5 Genetic Analysis in This Study -- 7.5.1 Materials and Methods -- 7.5.2 Results -- 7.5.2.1 Parentage Analysis -- 7.5.2.2 Observed Mutations and Estimated Mutation Rate in Mitochondrial DNA of Masu Salmon -- 7.6 Future Studies -- References -- Chapter 8: Influence of the FNPP Accident on Coniferous Trees: A Review -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Investigations Using Irradiation Facilities on Coniferous Trees. 
505 8 |a 8.2.1 Radiation Hypersensitivity Observed at the Lethal Dose/Dose-Rate on Coniferous Trees -- 8.2.2 Various Radiation Injuries in Coniferous Trees -- 8.3 Radiation Injuries to Coniferous Trees Due to the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (CNPP) Accident -- 8.4 Changes in Forests After the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP) Accident -- 8.5 Perspectives for Future Study -- 8.6 Remarks -- References -- Part III: Radiation Exposure and Its Effects on Livestock After the FNPP Accident -- Chapter 9: Analysis of Ovaries and Fertilities in Domestic Animals Affected by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Methods -- 9.2.1 Production of the Next Generation Derived from Abandoned Animals -- 9.2.2 Morphology, Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis Assay of the Ovary -- 9.2.3 Measurements of Radioactivity -- 9.3 Results -- 9.3.1 Viability and Fertility of Oocytes in Abandoned Animals -- 9.3.2 Cell Proliferation and Apoptosis in Cattle Ovaries -- 9.3.3 Radioactivity Concentration of 134Cs and 137Cs in Female Cattle Reproductive Organs -- 9.4 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 10: Transgenerational Effects on Calf Spermatogenesis and Metabolome Associated with Paternal Exposure to the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Materials and Methods -- 10.2.1 Ethics -- 10.2.2 Animals -- 10.2.3 Artificial Insemination (AI) -- 10.2.4 Histological Analysis -- 10.2.5 Evaluation of Sperm Acrosomal Integrity -- 10.2.6 Measurement of Metabolites -- 10.3 Results and Discussion -- 10.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11: The Effect of Radiation on the Immune System in Pigs Affected by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Methods -- 11.2.1 Animals -- 11.2.2 Measurement of Radioactivity -- 11.2.3 Histological Analysis -- 11.2.4 Gene Expression Analysis. 
505 8 |a 11.2.5 Biochemical Testing -- 11.2.6 Statistical Analysis -- 11.3 Results -- 11.3.1 Living Conditions of Pigs in the Ex-Evacuation Zone -- 11.3.2 Microarray Analysis -- 11.3.3 Real-Time PCR Analysis -- 11.3.4 Plasma Biochemistry -- 11.3.5 Pathological and Morphological Changes in the Small Intestine -- 11.4 Discussion -- References -- Chapter 12: Assessment of DNA Damage Induction in Farm Animals After the FNPP Accident -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Current Status of Biomarkers for Radiation Dose Assessment -- 12.3 Detection of DNA DSBs In Vivo in Farm Animals by γ-H2AX -- 12.4 Perspective for Future Biodosimetry -- References -- Part IV: Dose Evaluation in Association with the FNPP Accident -- Chapter 13: Preliminary Study on Electron Spin Resonance Dosimetry Using Affected Cattle Teeth Due to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Material and Methods -- 13.2.1 Sample Collection -- 13.2.2 Nondestructive Measurement Using L-Band ESR Spectroscopy -- 13.2.3 Destructive Measurement by X-Band ESR Spectroscopy -- 13.2.4 Measurement of Radioactivity Concentration -- 13.2.5 Data and Statistical Analysis -- 13.3 Results -- 13.3.1 Dose Estimation by Dose-Rate Monitoring Using Survey Meters -- 13.3.2 Dose Estimation by Radiation Dose Monitoring Using Individual Dosimeters -- 13.3.3 Dose Estimation by ESR Tooth Dosimetry -- 13.3.4 Radioactivity Concentration in the Molar Tooth of Cattle A-3 -- 13.4 Discussion -- 13.4.1 Comparisons of Estimated Radiation Dose -- 13.4.2 Limitations of ESR Tooth Dosimetry in Regard to Variance and Energy Dependency -- 13.4.3 Effect of External Exposure Due to ß-Particles from Deposited Radionuclides -- 13.4.4 Effect of Internal Exposure -- 13.4.5 Limitations of ESR Tooth Dosimetry in Regard to the Variance of Background Signals -- 13.5 Conclusion -- References. 
505 8 |a Chapter 14: Dose Estimation of External and Internal Exposure in Japanese Macaques After the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Materials and Methods -- 14.2.1 137Cs Contamination Map -- 14.2.2 Ellipsoid Model -- 14.2.3 Conversion Factor Calculation -- 14.2.4 Depth Profile -- 14.3 Results and Discussion -- 14.3.1 Conversion Factor -- 14.3.2 Conversion Factor for Depth-Profiled Radionuclides -- 14.3.3 Example of External Exposure Estimation -- 14.4 Conclusions -- References -- Part V: New Perspectives Raised After the FNPP Accident -- Chapter 15: Properties of Radioactive Cs-Bearing Particles Released by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident and Trace Element Analysis -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 Properties of Radioactive Cs-Bearing Particles -- 15.3 Detailed Structure of Radioactive Cs-Bearing Particles by Destructive Analysis Method -- 15.4 Separating Radioactive Particles -- 15.5 Environmental Fate of Radioactive Cs-Bearing Particles -- 15.6 Production of Radioactive Cs-Bearing Particles -- 15.7 Future Study Prospects -- References -- Chapter 16: Perspective on the Biological Impact of Exposure to Radioactive Cesium-Bearing Insoluble Particles -- 16.1 Radioactive Particles -- 16.2 Movement of Insoluble Particles in the Respiratory Tract -- 16.3 Perspective on Biological Impact of Exposure to Radioactive Cs-Bearing Particles -- 16.3.1 Fate and the Effect of Type B Particles -- 16.3.2 The Effect of Type A Particles -- 16.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 17: Preparation and Genome Analysis of Immortalized Cells Derived from Wild Macaques Affected by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident -- 17.1 Background -- 17.2 Immortalization of Wild Macaque-Derived Cell with the Expression of Mutant Cyclin-Dependent Kinase and Cyclin D and Telomerase -- References. 
505 8 |a Chapter 18: Effects of Radioactive Cesium-Containing Water on Mice. 
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