Assessment of Fukushima-Derived Radiation Doses and Effects on Wildlife in Japan
| Autor: | J. Vives i Battle, A. Hosseini, P. Strand, Tatsuo Aono, Tatiana G. Sazykina, Jacqueline Garnier-Laplace, Frits Steenhuisen, J.E. Brown |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Groningen Institute of Archaeology, Arctic and Antarctic studies, National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Laboratoire de Radioécologie et d’Ecotoxicologie, IRSN (Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire), DEI/SECRE, Cadarache, France, University of Groningen [Groningen], Biosphere Impact Studies, Belgian Nuclear Research Centre |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
education.field_of_study
Ecology business.industry [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Population Wildlife Nuclear power Pollution 13. Climate action Environmental protection Radiological weapon Environmental health Environmental Chemistry Environmental science education Animal species business Waste Management and Disposal Short duration Water Science and Technology |
| Zdroj: | Environmental science & technology, 2014(1), 198-203. AMER CHEMICAL SOC Environmental Science and Technology Letters Environmental Science and Technology Letters, 2014, 1 (3), pp.198-203. ⟨10.1021/ez500019j⟩ |
| ISSN: | 1520-5851 0013-936X 2328-8930 |
| DOI: | 10.1021/ez500019j |
| Popis: | International audience; Following releases from the nuclear accident at the Fukushima-Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (FDNPS), contention has arisen over the potential radiological impact on wildlife. Under the auspices of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation, a suite of recently developed approaches was applied to calculate exposure and thereafter infer effects on wildlife through comparison with compiled dose-response relationships. Only macroalgae (accumulated dose of 7 Gy) substantially exceeded its corresponding benchmark. We inferred that although effects on sensitive end points in individual plants and animals might have occurred in the weeks directly following the accident in relatively contaminated areas, impacts on population integrity would have been unlikely because of the short duration of the most highly elevated exposures. The conclusions of the assessment are incongruous with recent field observations of effects on some animal species, the cause of which has been reportedly exposures from FDNPS releases. © 2014 American Chemical Society. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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