Radiocesium distribution in sugi ( Cryptomeria japonica ) in Eastern Japan: translocation from needles to pollen
| Autor: | Tsutomu Kanasashi, Yuki Sugiura, Mitsutoshi Umemura, Naoki Hijii, Chisato Takenaka |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Radioactive Fallout
biology Geographic area Cryptomeria Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Cesium food and beverages General Medicine biology.organism_classification medicine.disease_cause Pollution Japonica Plant Leaves Japan Cesium Radioisotopes Radiation Monitoring Pollen Botany medicine Fukushima Nuclear Accident Environmental Chemistry Positive relationship Waste Management and Disposal |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Environmental Radioactivity. 139:398-406 |
| ISSN: | 0265-931X |
| Popis: | We assessed the radiocesium contamination of sugi (Cryptomeria japonica) forests in eastern Japan from November 2012 to February 2013, including 80 sites in Fukushima and 35 sites in other regions (Tohoku and Kanto-Koshinetsu), by measuring the (137)Cs concentrations in needles of different ages, male flowers, and pollen. Over a wide geographic area, needles that were present at the time of the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant accident contained much higher (137)Cs concentrations than needles that emerged after the accident. This result, together with visual analysis of (137)Cs distribution using autoradiography, indicated that some of the (137)Cs derived from direct fallout remained on the surface of the older needles. Since we also detected (137)Cs in younger needles and male flowers, we concluded that (137)Cs was translocated toward the tips of sugi needles. The (137)Cs concentration in male flowers was higher than and positively correlated with that in the currently growing (2012) needles. Also, a positive relationship was observed between the (137)Cs concentration of male flowers and pollen, and they were found to be nearly identical (137)Cs concentration. These results indicate the occurrence of acropetal translocation of (137)Cs from old needles to young needles, male flowers and pollen. However, the results as related to (137)Cs concentration in the needles of three different ages differed from the results of similar studies conducted more than 4 y after the Chernobyl accident. This suggests that, 2 y after the Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP accident, the distribution of (137)Cs in the sugi forests has not yet reached a steady state. |
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