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Impacts of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident on Fish and Fishing Grounds.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nakata, Kaoru.
Other Authors: Sugisaki, Hiroya.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Tokyo : Springer Japan, 2015.
Edition:1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1: Introduction: Overview of Our Research on Impacts of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident on Fish and Fishing Grounds
  • 1.1 Objectives of Our Research
  • 1.2 Seawater and Plankton (Part I)
  • 1.3 Sediments and Benthos (Part II)
  • 1.4 Marine Fish (Part III)
  • 1.5 Mechanisms of Severe Contamination in Fish (Part IV)
  • 1.6 Freshwater Systems (Part V)
  • References
  • Part I: Seawater and Plankton
  • Chapter 2: 134Cs and 137Cs in the Seawater Around Japan and in the North Pacific
  • 2.1 Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident
  • 2.2 Oceanic Background and 137Cs in the North Pacific Before the FNPP Accident
  • 2.3 Eastward Dispersion in Surface Seawater
  • 2.4 Southwest Intrusion with Mode Water
  • 2.4.1 Transect Across the Kuroshio Current
  • 2.4.2 Transect Across the Kuroshio Extension
  • 2.4.3 Amount of 134Cs in Subsurface Core Waters in the Southern Area
  • 2.5 134Cs and 137Cs Around Japan Islands
  • References
  • Chapter 3: Temporal Changes in 137Cs Concentration in Zooplankton and Seawater off the Joban-Sanriku Coast, and in Sendai Bay, After the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Accident
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Temporal Changes of 137Cs in Seawater and Zooplankton
  • 3.3 Dynamic Equilibrium of Radioactive Cs Between Zooplankton and Seawater
  • 3.4 Temporal Changes of the 137Cs Apparent Concentration Ratio (aCR) of Zooplankton
  • 3.5 Possible Application of the Relationship Between Seawater 137Cs and aCR to Pelagic Fishes
  • References
  • Part II: Sediments and Benthos
  • Chapter 4: Three-Dimensional Distribution of Radiocesium in Sea Sediment Derived from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Horizontal Distribution of Radiocesium
  • 4.3 Vertical Distribution of Radiocesium.
  • 4.4 Grain-Size Distribution and Relationship with Radiocesium Concentrations in Sediment
  • 4.5 Organic Matter Content and Relationship with Radiocesium Concentration in Sediment
  • References
  • Chapter 5: Radiocesium Concentrations in the Organic Fraction of Sea Sediments
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Csorg and Its Relationship with Csbulk
  • 5.3 Horizontal Distribution of Csorg in off-Fukushima Continental Margin
  • 5.4 Csorg and CF in off-Abukuma River Sediments
  • 5.5 Summary
  • References
  • Chapter 6: Bottom Turbidity, Boundary Layer Dynamics, and Associated Transport of Suspended Particulate Materials off the Fukushima Coast
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Outline of Field Measurements for Bottom Processes off the Fukushima Coast
  • 6.3 Bottom Turbidities and Boundary Layer Characteristics off the Fukushima Coast in Autumn 2012
  • 6.4 Near-Bottom Turbidity Transport off Fukushima Coast Under the Condition of Successive Low Pressure Passages
  • 6.5 Conclusions
  • References
  • Chapter 7: Investigation of Radiocesium Translation from Contaminated Sediment to Benthic Organisms
  • 7.1 Introduction
  • 7.2 Radiocesium Concentrations in Benthic Organisms off the Coast of Fukushima
  • 7.3 Rearing Experiments of the Marine Polychaete (Perinereis aibuhitensis) Using Highly Contaminated Sediment from Near the FNPP
  • References
  • Part III: Marine Fish
  • Chapter 8: Detection of 131I, 134Cs, and 137Cs Released into the Atmosphere from FNPP in Small Epipelagic Fishes, Japanese Sardine and Japanese Anchovy, off the Kanto Area, Japan
  • 8.1 Introduction
  • 8.2 Experimental Procedure
  • 8.3 Concentrations of 131I, 134Cs, and 137Cs in Sardine and Anchovy
  • 8.4 Detection of 131I, 134Cs, and 137Cs Released into the Atmosphere from FNPP
  • References.
  • Chapter 9: Radiocesium Concentration of Small Epipelagic Fishes (Sardine and Japanese Anchovy) off the Kashima-Boso Area
  • 9.1 Introduction
  • 9.2 Collection of Fish and Radioactivity Measurement
  • 9.3 Tracking the 2010 Year-Class Fish
  • 9.4 Temporal Fluctuations in Radiocesium Concentration of Small Epipelagic Fishes
  • 9.5 Decreasing Trend of Radiocesium Concentration of Small Epipelagic Fishes
  • 9.6 Radiocesium Concentration in Seawater of the Fishing Ground
  • 9.7 Fluctuations of Radiocesium Concentration of Small Epipelagic Fishes Associated with Their Migration Patterns
  • 9.8 Comparison of Situations Before and After the FNPP Accident
  • References
  • Chapter 10: Why Do the Radionuclide Concentrations of Pacific Cod Depend on the Body Size?
  • 10.1 Introduction
  • 10.2 Radiocesium Concentration of Pacific Cod
  • 10.3 Seasonal Change in Distribution
  • 10.4 Ontogenetic and Seasonal Diet Shift of Pacific Cod
  • 10.5 Radiocesium Concentration of Prey Items
  • 10.6 Conclusion
  • References
  • Chapter 11: Radiocesium Contamination Histories of Japanese Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) After the 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident
  • 11.1 Introduction
  • 11.2 Spatiotemporal Distribution of Cs Concentrations in Japanese Flounder
  • 11.3 Difference in Cs Concentrations Among Year-Classes Born Before and After the Accident
  • 11.4 Simulation
  • 11.5 Conclusions
  • References
  • Part IV: Mechanisms of Severe Contamination in Fish
  • Chapter 12: Evaluating the Probability of Catching Fat Greenlings (Hexagrammos otakii) Highly Contaminated with Radiocesium off the Coast of Fukushima
  • 12.1 Introduction
  • 12.2 Radiocesium Contamination of Fat Greenlings off the Coast of Fukushima
  • 12.3 Site of Contamination of the Highly Contaminated Fat Greenling
  • References.
  • Chapter 13: Analysis of the Contamination Process of the Extremely Contaminated Fat Greenling by Fukushima-Derived Radioactive Material
  • 13.1 Introduction
  • 13.2 137Cs Concentrations in Coastal Seawater and Marine Fish off the Coast of Fukushima Prefecture
  • 13.3 The Marine Environment as a Source of Radioactive Contamination of the Fat Greenling
  • 13.4 Radioactivity in the Otolith of Contaminated Fat Greenling
  • 13.5 Simulation of 137Cs Concentrations in Fat Greenlings Using a Biokinetic Model
  • References
  • Chapter 14: Contamination Levels of Radioactive Cesium in Fat Greenling Caught at the Main Port of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant
  • 14.1 Introduction
  • 14.2 Concentrations of Radiocesium in Seawater and Fish Caught at the Port of FNPP
  • 14.3 Temporal Changes in Radiocesium Levels in Fat Greenling Caught at the FNPP Port
  • 14.4 Relationship Between Total Length and Radiocesium Level in the Muscles of Fat Greenling Caught at the FNPP Port
  • References
  • Part V: Freshwater Systems
  • Chapter 15: Comparison of the Radioactive Cesium Contamination Level of Fish and their Habitat Among Three Lakes in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, After the Fukushima Fallout
  • 15.1 Introduction
  • 15.2 Contamination Levels of Lake Water, Bottom Sediment, and Plankton
  • 15.3 Radiocesium Concentrations in Fish
  • 15.4 Relationship Between Trophic Level and Radiocesium Concentration
  • 15.5 Geographic Differences in Levels of Radiocesium Contamination
  • References
  • Chapter 16: Radiocesium Concentrations and Body Size of Freshwater Fish in Lake Hayama 1 Year After the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident
  • 16.1 Introduction
  • 16.2 Fish Species and Lake Water
  • 16.3 "Positive Size Effect" on Radiocesium Concentrations in Five Freshwater Fish Species
  • 16.4 Influence of Diet on Radiocesium Concentrations in Freshwater Fish.
  • References
  • Chapter 17: Spatiotemporal Monitoring of 134Cs and 137Cs in Ayu, Plecoglossus altivelis, a Microalgae-­Grazing Fish, and in Their Freshwater Habitats in Fukushima
  • 17.1 Introduction
  • 17.2 Relationship Between the Radiocesium Concentrations in Ayu Internal Organs and Muscle
  • 17.3 Biological and Environmental Factors Involved in the Temporal Pattern of Radiocesium Contamination
  • References
  • Chapter 18: Radiocesium Concentrations in the Muscle and Eggs of Salmonids from Lake Chuzenji, Japan, After the Fukushima Fallout
  • 18.1 Introduction
  • 18.2 Study Area (Lake Chuzenji)
  • 18.3 Muscle Radiocesium Concentrations in Salmonid Fish
  • 18.4 Radiocesium Concentrations in Salmonid Eggs
  • References
  • Chapter 19: Assessment of Radiocesium Accumulation by Hatchery-Reared Salmonids After the Fukushima Nuclear Accident
  • 19.1 Introduction
  • 19.2 A Caging Experiment in Lake Chuzenji
  • 19.3 Captive-Rearing Experiments with Controlled Radiocesium Concentrations of Water and Feed
  • 19.4 For Further Study
  • References.

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