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Dynamics of radiocesium in an irrigation reservoir managed at low water level from the perspective of inflow and outflow water quality under non-flood conditions
Understanding the dynamics of radiocesium, including dissolved radiocesium with high bioavailability, in irrigation reservoirs located in nuclear...
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Multi-Hazard Risk and Integrated Approach to Resilience
Disasters occur as a result of a combination of risks and vulnerabilities. Every year, natural and anthropogenic hazards cause damage around the...
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Growth Ability of “Kerosene Fungus” Amorphotheca resinae Strains Isolated from Different Habitats in Aviation Fuel
Abstract —The species Amorphotheca resinae is best known among micromycetes that deteriorate aviation fuel. It lives in natural conditions in various...
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Removal of Sr, Co, and Mn from seawater by Sargassum horneri in mono- and multi-nuclide contamination scenarios
The radionuclides released from the nuclear power plants (NPPs) during nuclear accidents can cause severe damage to the marine ecosystems. Strontium...
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Energy and Society: Toward a Sustainable Future
Energy is the single greatest lever that moves civilization. As a society, we have pulled upon fossil fuels as a historical source of energy, but...
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Mutations Observed in Mitochondrial DNA of Salmon Collected in Mano River, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
On March 11, 2011, a great earthquake occurred off the east coast of Honshu Island, Japan. The consequent breakdown of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear...
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An approach towards safe and sustainable use of the green alga Chlorella for removal of radionuclides and heavy metal ions
Release of radionuclide and heavy metals in environment during healthcare, agriculture and military practices, and mining and energy production,...
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Impacts of Radioactive Contamination of Forest on Life
In this chapter, we will look at how radioactive contamination itself and regulations to prevent human exposure to radiation have affected the lives...
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Effect of Ionizing Radiation on the Cytokine Status (Review of the Literature)
Abstract —The data on cytokine expression in humans and animals after radiation exposure is reviewed. Cytokines are biologically active hormone-like...
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Haptoglobin is an early indicator of survival after radiation-induced severe injury and bone marrow transplantation in mice
BackgroundHematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is the main treatment for acute radiation sickness, especially after fatal radiation. The...
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Basic Knowledge to Understand Radioactive Contamination
This chapter will explain the basic characteristics of radioactive materials (radionuclides), which are necessary to understand the entire book,...
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Effects of Radioactive Cesium-Containing Water on Mice
To investigate the transgenerational effect of chronic low-dose-rate internal radiation exposure after the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant accident in...
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Novel Plant Imaging and Analysis Water, Elements and Gas, Utilizing Radiation and Radioisotopes
This open access book is only an introduction to show that radiation and radioisotopes (RI) are premier tools to study living plant physiology which...
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Cesium adsorption ability of charcoal made from Japanese cedar and Japanese oak wood: effect of Fe3+-addition to starting materials
To investigate the effect of Fe-addition on the Cs + -adsorption ability (Cs + -AA) of woody charcoal, charcoal samples were prepared from Japanese cedar...
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Radiation Protection and Criteria
This chapter will explain the internationally agreed-upon concept of radiological protection and how Japan actually sets and operates criteria of...
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Understanding Change in Tokyo Through Food, Energy, and Water Security
Japan, one of the most developed countries in Asia, is recognized for having well-managed infrastructure and for its living environment. This...
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Impacts of the 2011 Disaster on Food–Energy–Water Material Flows and Resource Use Efficiency in Yokohama City
With Yokohama City as the study area, this chapter uses input–output analysis to study impacts of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami disaster on...
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Cytogenetic Effects in the Bone Marrow of Animals Living in Conditions of Increased Natural Background Radiation
AbstractWe studied the cytogenetic effects in the bone marrow cells of root voles ( Alexandromys ( Microtus ) oeconomus Pall.) that lived in areas...
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Current Status of Studies of 90Sr Behavior in the Soil–Agricultural Plant System (Overview)
AbstractThe necessity to study the mechanisms of 90 Sr behavior in ecosystems is conditioned by the radioactive contamination of the environment due...
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Weakened resilience of benthic microbial communities in the face of climate change
Increased ocean temperature associated with climate change is especially intensified in coastal areas and its influence on microbial communities and...
