Agricultural Implications of Fukushima Nuclear Accident (IV) : : After 10 Years.

• Author: Nakanishi, Tomoko M.
• TeilnehmendeR: Tanoi, Keitaro.
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : Springer,, 2023.; Ã2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (281 pages)

Table of Contents

• Intro
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgement
• Contents
• Chapter 1: An Overview of Our Research
• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.1.1 Soil
• 1.1.2 Water
• 1.1.3 Mountain
• 1.1.4 Others
• 1.2 Conclusion
• References
• Chapter 2: Recovery of Food Production from Radioactive Contamination Caused by the Fukushima Nuclear Accident
• 2.1 Post-Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident Safety Measures for Agricultural Products Produced in Fukushima Prefec...
• 2.2 Current Status of Agricultural Products from Fukushima Prefecture
• 2.3 Future Prospects
• References
• Chapter 3: Annual Reduction of Transfer Factors of Radiocesium from Soil to Rice Cultivated in a KCl Fertilized and Straw Plow...
• 3.1 Introduction
• 3.2 Materials and Methods
• 3.2.1 Test Field, Rice Cultivation, and Sampling
• 3.2.2 Measurement of Radiocesium and Exchangeable Cations
• 3.3 Results and Discussion
• 3.3.1 Yearly Change of 137Cs in Brown Rice, Straw and Paddy Soil
• 3.3.2 Yearly Change of Transfer Factors of 137Cs to Brown Rice and Straw from Soil
• 3.3.3 Analysis of Exchangeable 137Cs Fraction in the Soil Sampled in 2019, 2020 and 2021
• 3.4 Conclusive Remark
• References
• Chapter 4: Effects of Radioactive Cesium from Suspended Matter and Fallout on Agricultural Products
• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 Effects of Radioactive Cs from Suspended Matter and Fallout on Japanese Mustard Spinach (Komatsuna)
• 4.3 Secondary Contamination Due to Fallout
• 4.4 Characteristics of Radioactive Fallout
• 4.5 Relationship Between Fallout Adhesion and Meteorological Factors
• 4.6 Conclusions
• References
• Chapter 5: Verification of Uptake and Transport Properties of Cesium in Hydroponically Cultivated Quercus serrata
• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 The Effect of K Nutrition on the Cs Content
• 5.3 Inhibition of Cs+ Uptake Through Competition Between K+ and Cs+.
• 5.4 Uptake and Transport of Cs+ in Oak and Rice Plants
• 5.5 Conclusions
• References
• Chapter 6: Candidates for Breeding Target Genes Related to Cesium Transport in Plants After the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Powe...
• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Potassium Transporters, KUP/HAK/KT Family
• 6.3 SNARE Sec22p/SEC22
• 6.4 ATP-Binding Cassette (ABC) Proteins, ABCG37 and ABCG33
• References
• Chapter 7: Evaluation of the Absorption of Different Forms of Cesium from Soil
• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 Cesium in Each Fraction of Soil
• 7.3 Intercrop Differences in 137Cs and 133Cs
• 7.4 Transfer Factor for Cs Present in Each Fraction
• 7.5 K Fertilization Suppresses the Absorption of Each Cs Fraction
• References
• Chapter 8: Structure, Composition, and Physicochemical Properties of Radiocesium-Bearing Microparticles Emitted by the Fukushi...
• 8.1 Introduction
• 8.2 CsMP Structure and Composition
• 8.2.1 Silicate Glass Matrix of CsMPs
• 8.2.2 Nanoparticles in CsMPs
• 8.2.3 CsMPs with Irregular Forms and Different Compositions
• 8.3 Physicochemical Properties of CsMPs
• 8.3.1 Thermal Properties of CsMPs
• 8.3.2 Dissolution Properties of CsMPs
• 8.4 Discrimination of CsMPs in Contaminated Samples
• 8.5 Concluding Remarks
• References
• Chapter 9: Verification of Effects on Crops and Surrounding Environment in Agriculture Using Radioactively Contaminated Grass ...
• 9.1 Compost Derived from Grass Silage Contaminated with Radioactive Cesium
• 9.2 Pasture Cultivation Using Compost Derived from Radioactively Contaminated Grass Silage
• 9.3 Conclusion
• References
• Chapter 10: Transport of 137Cs into Fruits After External Deposition onto Japanese Persimmon Trees
• 10.1 Introduction
• 10.2 Materials and Methods
• 10.2.1 Preparation of 137Cs Solution
• 10.2.2 Measurement of the Amount of 137Cs Applied to Various Organs.
• 10.2.3 Transport into Japanese Persimmon Fruits of 137Cs Applied on Calyx and Leaves (EXP. 1)
• 10.2.3.1 Plant Material and Treatments
• 10.2.3.2 Sample Preparation
• 10.2.4 Effects of Leaf Position on the Transport into Fruit of 137Cs Applied on Leaves (EXP. 2)
• 10.2.4.1 Plant Material and Treatments
• 10.2.4.2 Sample Preparation
• 10.2.5 Effects of Fruit Load on the Transport into Fruit of 137Cs Applied on Leaves (EXP. 3)
• 10.2.5.1 Plant Material and Treatments
• 10.2.5.2 Sample Preparation
• 10.2.6 The Transfer Rate and Aggregated Transfer Factors into Fruits of 137Cs Applied on Fruiting Mother Shoots Before Sprouti...
• 10.2.6.1 Plant Material and Treatments
• 10.2.6.2 Calculation of the [137Cs] per Unit Area of Contaminated Fruiting Mother Shoot
• 10.2.6.3 Sample Preparation
• 10.2.7 Radiocesium Measurements
• 10.2.8 Transfer of 137Cs Applied on the Dormant Fruiting Mother Shoot into Organs and Measurement of the Aggregated Transfer F...
• 10.2.9 Data Analysis
• 10.3 Results
• 10.3.1 Transfer of 137Cs Applied on Calyx and Leaves at the Young Fruit Stage and the Fruit Growing Stage into Dropped Fruit a...
• 10.3.2 Effects of the Position Where 137Cs Was Applied onto Leaves on the Transfer into Japanese Persimmon Fruit (EXP. 2)
• 10.3.3 Effects of Fruit Load on the Transfer of 137Cs Applied onto Leaves into Persimmon Fruit (EXP. 3)
• 10.3.4 Transfer of 137Cs Applied on the Dormant Fruiting Mother Shoot into Fruit (EXP. 4)
• 10.4 Discussion
• 10.5 Limitations
• References
• Chapter 11: Progress Toward Managing Radiocesium Contamination in Orchards
• 11.1 Introduction
• 11.2 FDNPP Disaster and Radioactive Contamination of Orchards
• 11.2.1 Radiocesium Contamination of Fruit and Leaves in the First Year After the FDNPP Disaster
• 11.2.2 Radiocesium Contamination of the Bark and Tree in the First Year After the Disaster.
• 11.2.3 Radiocesium Contamination of Soil and Grass in the First Year After the Disaster
• 11.3 Elucidation of Radiocesium Uptake by Tree Bodies and Fruit, and Transfer Routes
• 11.3.1 Radiocesium Transfer from the Bark to Inside
• 11.3.2 Distribution of Radiocesium in Peach Tree Bodies Five Months After the Disaster
• 11.3.3 Transfer from Soil to Fruit
• 11.4 Development of Techniques to Reduce Radiocesium Content in Trees and Orchards
• 11.4.1 Time-Course of Radiocesium Content in Mature Peaches Using Fruit Thinning
• 11.4.2 Reducing Fruit Radiocesium Concentrations by Bark Washing
• 11.4.3 Reducing Transfer to Fruit by Pruning and Cutting the Trunk
• 11.4.4 Soil Radiocesium Elimination and Aerial Radiation Dose Reduction by Topsoil Stripping
• 11.5 Progress Toward Restarting Anpo-Gaki Shipment: Persimmons for Making Anpo-Gaki and Product Control
• 11.5.1 Restarting Shipments of Persimmons for Anpo-Gaki
• 11.5.2 Anpo-Gaki Product Control
• 11.6 Societal Implementation of Study Results
• 11.7 Conclusions and Future Issues
• References
• Chapter 12: Overview of Radiocesium Dynamics in Forests: First Decade and Future Perspectives
• 12.1 Introduction
• 12.2 Decrease in Radiation Dose in Forests
• 12.3 Intensively Investigated Parts of Forests
• 12.4 Radiocesium Dynamics in Forests
• 12.4.1 Trees to Soils
• 12.4.2 Soil
• 12.4.3 Wood
• 12.4.4 Wild Food in Forests
• 12.5 New Features Captured in Fukushima
• 12.6 Future Prediction
• 12.7 Conclusion
• References
• Chapter 13: Toward the Estimation of Radiocesium Activity Concentration in Trunks of Coppiced Quercus serrata: Leaf Availabili...
• 13.1 Introduction
• 13.2 Materials and Methods
• 13.2.1 Data
• 13.2.2 Analysis
• 13.3 Results and Discussion
• 13.3.1 Seasonal Stability of Leaf 137Cs Activity Concentration.
• 13.3.2 137Cs Activity Concentration in Current-Year Branches, Estimated Using Sampled Leaves
• 13.4 Conclusions
• References
• Chapter 14: Decomposition of Organic Matters in a Forest Floor Enhanced Downward Migration of Radioactive Cs After the Acciden...
• 14.1 Introduction
• 14.2 Study Site and Methods
• 14.3 Results and Discussion
• 14.3.1 Surface Conditions and Soil Layers
• 14.3.2 Organic Carbon and Carbon/Nitrogen Ratio
• 14.3.3 Radioactive Cs Distributions
• 14.3.4 Effects of Surface Litter on the Migration of Radioactive Cs
• 14.4 Conclusion
• References
• Chapter 15: Effect of Exchangeable and Nonexchangeable Potassium in Soil on Cesium Uptake by Quercus serrata Seedlings
• 15.1 Introduction
• 15.2 Materials and Methods
• 15.2.1 Sampling of Native Seedlings and Soils
• 15.2.2 Extraction of K and 133Cs from Soil
• 15.2.3 Decomposition of Current-Year Shoots and Measurement of 133Cs Concentrations
• 15.3 Results
• 15.3.1 Relationship Between Soil K Concentrations and TF
• 15.3.2 Relationships Between Soil K Concentrations
• 15.3.3 Soil HNO3-Cs Concentration and Its Relationship with 133Cs Contents in Shoots
• 15.3.4 Relationships Between Soil K Concentrations and K Contents of Shoots
• 15.3.5 Relationship Between TF and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Contents
• 15.4 Discussion
• References
• Chapter 16: Ten-Year Transition of Radiocesium Contamination in Wild Mushrooms in the University of Tokyo Forests After the Fu...
• 16.1 Introduction
• 16.2 Research Sites and Sampling
• 16.3 Gamma Ray Air Dose Rate at the Mushroom Collection Sites (Fig. 16.1)
• 16.4 Dynamics of Radiocesium Contamination in the University of Tokyo Forests
• 16.4.1 Overall Trends (Fig. 16.2)
• 16.4.2 Trend at the Same Sampling Sites (Fig. 16.3)
• 16.5 Examples of Radiocesium Transfer at the Same Sampling Sites (Fig. 16.4).
• 16.6 Transfer of Radiocesium-Changes in Decay Corrected 137Cs/134Cs Radioactivity Ratio in Each University Forest (Fig. 16.5).