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

Description

This open access book summarizes the latest scientific findings regarding the biological effects of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FNPP) accident in 2011. Various cases of changes in animals and organisms have been reported since the FNPP accident. However, it is often unknown whether they are actually due to radiation, since the dose or dose-rate are not necessarily associated with the changes observed. This book brings together the works of radiation biologists and ecologists to provide reliable radioecology data and gives insight into future radioprotection. The book examines the environmental pollution and radiation exposure, and contains valuable data from abandoned livestock in the ex-evacuation zone and from wild animals including invertebrates and vertebrates, aqueous and terrestrial animals, and plants that are subjected to long-term exposure in the area still affected by radiation. It also analyzes dose evaluation, and offers new perspectives gained from the accident, as well as an overview for future studies to promote radioprotection of humans and the ecosystem. Since the biological impact of radiation is influenced by various factors, it is difficult to scientifically define the effects of low-dose/low-dose-rate radiation. However, the detailed research data presented can be combined with the latest scientific and technological advances, such as artificial intelligence, to provide new insights in the future. This book is a unique and valuable resource for researchers, professionals and anyone interested in the impact of exposure to radiation or contamination with radioactive materials. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Introduction and Overview (Manabu Fukumoto)....Pages 1-13 Front Matter ....Pages 15-15 Estimation of Dose Rate for the Large Japanese Field Mouse (Apodemus speciosus) Distributed in the “Difficult-to-Return Zone” in Fukushima Prefecture (Manabu Onuma, Daiji Endoh, Hiroko Ishiniwa, Masanori Tamaoki)....Pages 17-30 Impacts of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident on Fishery Products and Fishing Industry (Takami Morita, Daisuke Ambe, Shizuho Miki, Hideki Kaeriyama, Yuya Shigenobu)....Pages 31-41 Radioactive Cesium Contamination of Arthropods and Earthworms After the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident (Sota Tanaka, Tarô Adati, Tomoyuki Takahashi, Sentaro Takahashi)....Pages 43-52 Incorporation and Accumulation of Strontium-90 in the Hard Tissue of Animals and Their Relationship with Strontium-90 Pollution in the Environment (Kazuma Koarai, Yasushi Kino, Toshitaka Oka, Atsushi Takahashi, Toshihiko Suzuki, Yoshinaka Shimizu et al.)....Pages 53-62 Front Matter ....Pages 63-63 Delayed Recovery from Declines in the Population Densities and Species Richness of Intertidal Invertebrates Near Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (Toshihiro Horiguchi, Keita Kodama, Gen Kume, Ik Joon Kang)....Pages 65-88 Mutations Observed in Mitochondrial DNA of Salmon Collected in Mano River, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan (Muhammad Fitri Bin Yusof, Gyo Kawada, Masahiro Enomoto, Atsushi Tomiya, Masato Watanabe, Daigo Morishita et al.)....Pages 89-98 Influence of the FNPP Accident on Coniferous Trees: A Review (Yoshito Watanabe)....Pages 99-109 Front Matter ....Pages 111-111 Analysis of Ovaries and Fertilities in Domestic Animals Affected by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident (Yasuyuki Abe, Hideaki Yamashiro, Yasushi Kino, Toshinori Oikawa, Masatoshi Suzuki, Yusuke Urushihara et al.)....Pages 113-123 Transgenerational Effects on Calf Spermatogenesis and Metabolome Associated with Paternal Exposure to the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident (Banri Suzuki, Shigefumi Tanaka, Kohichi Nishikawa, Chikako Yoshida, Takahisa Yamada, Yasuyuki Abe et al.)....Pages 125-138 The Effect of Radiation on the Immune System in Pigs Affected by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident (Motoko Morimoto, Ayaka Kato, Jin Kobayashi, Kei Okuda, Yoshikazu Kuwahara, Yasushi Kino et al.)....Pages 139-151 Assessment of DNA Damage Induction in Farm Animals After the FNPP Accident (Asako J. Nakamura)....Pages 153-161 Front Matter ....Pages 163-163 Preliminary Study on Electron Spin Resonance Dosimetry Using Affected Cattle Teeth Due to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident (Kazuhiko Inoue, Ichiro Yamaguchi, Masahiro Natsuhori)....Pages 165-177 Dose Estimation of External and Internal Exposure in Japanese Macaques After the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Accident (Satoru Endo, Kenichi Ishii, Masatoshi Suzuki, Tsuyoshi Kajimoto, Kenichi Tanaka, Manabu Fukumoto)....Pages 179-191 Front Matter ....Pages 193-193 Properties of Radioactive Cs-Bearing Particles Released by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident and Trace Element Analysis (Kazuhiko Ninomiya)....Pages 195-204 Perspective on the Biological Impact of Exposure to Radioactive Cesium-Bearing Insoluble Particles (Masatoshi Suzuki, Kazuhiko Ninomiya, Yukihiko Satou, Keisuke Sueki, Manabu Fukumoto)....Pages 205-213 Preparation and Genome Analysis of Immortalized Cells Derived from Wild Macaques Affected by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident (Tomokazu Fukuda)....Pages 215-220 Effects of Radioactive Cesium-Containing Water on Mice (Hiroo Nakajima)....Pages 221-235 Front Matter ....Pages 237-237 The Pale Grass Blue Butterfly as an Indicator for the Biological Effect of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident (Joji M. Otaki)....Pages 239-247 Comparison of Radioactivity Release and Contamination from the Fukushima and Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accidents (Tetsuji Imanaka)....Pages 249-259 Back Matter ....Pages 261-264